The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SUSTAINED
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SUSTAINED
- Bore throwing nuts aside
- Took legal action about dye that's continually running
- Took legal action over disgrace suffered
- Continuing to sully earl in the south of France
- Took legal action about slur that’s lasting
- Spotted American inside — kept going
- Taken to court about smear and suffered
- American in the clarts for a long time
- . Maintained that the corrupt are swamping a superpower
- ...endured the stigma, prayed outside
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What does SUSTAINED mean?
SUSTAINED verb- To maintain, or keep in existence.
- To provide for or nourish.
- To encourage or sanction (something).
- To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
- To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
- To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
- To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
- Held continuously at a certain level.
- Held at a certain pitch.