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Horse takes drink going to the front, going on and on (7)

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I believe the answer is:

nagging

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'on' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'horse takes drink going to the front going on' is the wordplay.
'horse' becomes 'nag' (term for an old horse).
'takes drink' becomes 'gin' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to the front' suggests taking the first letters.
'going on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
The first letter of 'going' is 'g'.
'nag'+'gin'+'g'='NAGGING'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for nagging that I've seen before include "Carping" , "Pestering, plaguing" , "Continually complaining or faultfinding" , "Henpecking" , "Persistent (pain)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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