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Made a fuss and didn't stop (7,2)

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I believe the answer is:

carried on

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'didn't stop' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'made a fuss and' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'made' could be 'carried' (carrying is a kind of making) and 'carried' is located in the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'o' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Another definition for carried on that I've seen is " Continued".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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