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Hung about, making Nigel terribly embarrassed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lingered

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'hung about' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'nigel terribly embarrassed' is the wordplay.
'terribly' is an anagram indicator.
'embarrassed' becomes 'red' (someone may blush or go red when embarrassed).
'nigel' with letters rearranged gives 'linge'.
'linge'+'red'='LINGERED'

'making' is the link.

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(Other definitions for lingered that I've seen before include "left behind" , "Stayed on, hung around" , "Dallied" , "Hung on, dawdled" , "Loitered" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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