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Hang around with Irish men, heading off into valley, capriciously (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

linger

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'hang around' is the definition.
(linger can mean to wait or hang around)

'irish men heading off into valley capriciously' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'into' could be 'in' and 'in' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for linger that I've seen before include "Dally, stay on" , "Be slow to go" , "Leave slowly and hesitantly" , "Remain behind" , "Procrastinate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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