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Longed to turn each key (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ached

'longed' is the definition.
('ache' can be a synonym of 'long')

'turn each key' is the wordplay.
'turn' indicates anagramming the letters.
'key' becomes 'd' (musical key).
'each' anagrammed gives 'ache'.
'ache'+'d'='ACHED'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ached that I've seen before include "suffered" , "Hurt" , "Yearned" , "Did long" , "Throbbed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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