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Make to last less than a weekend (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eke

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'make to last' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'less than a weekend' is the wordplay.
'less' says the answer is hidden in the clue (the clue less some of the letters in it).
'EKE' can be found hidden inside 'than weekend'.

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(Other definitions for eke that I've seen before include "Make a living laboriously - a palindrome" , "Increase, lengthen" , "Stretch (out); in addition (archaic)" , "To -- out is to add to" , "long ago" .)

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