Felt like forever (7,2)
I believe the answer is:
dragged on
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">felt like forever</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dragged on that I've seen before include "continued tediously" , "failed to finish" .)