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Becomes attached to and puts up with (6)

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I believe the answer is:

sticks

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'becomes attached' is the definition.
(sticking is a kind of becoming attached)

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(Other definitions for sticks that I've seen before include "Adheres" , "''... and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me''" , "Is bogged down" , "Twigs or thin branches of a tree" , "basic furniture" .)

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