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One searching beyond a hundred, go on and on (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chunter

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'on and on' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'one searching beyond a hundred' is the wordplay.
'one searching' becomes 'hunter' (a person who searches or hunts).
'beyond' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a hundred' becomes 'C' (Roman numeral).
'hunter' put after 'c' is 'CHUNTER'.

'go' is the link.

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(Other definitions for chunter that I've seen before include "Rabbit" , "Go on" , "Grumble monotonously" , "Talk monotonously" , "Mutter" .)

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