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Match to last for a while (6)

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belong

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'match' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for belong that I've seen before include "accepted socially" , "'Be part of, fit in (6)'" , "Be rightly assigned (to)" , "Be owned by" , "Be attached" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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