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Longed to be set adrift, in part (8)

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I believe the answer is:

thirsted

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(Other definitions for thirsted that I've seen before include "Yearned for, feeling parched" , "dying for a drink" , "wanted a beer maybe" , "Yearned for, being dehydrated?" .)

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