Feeling an intense longing (8)

I believe the answer is:

yearning

(Other definitions for yearning that I've seen before include "Hankering, longing" , "Longing - desire" , "Longing, wishing for" , "Intense longing" , "Longing, pining" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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