Sticks (to) (7)

I think it could be either:

affixes

adheres

'sticks to' is the definition.
('adhere' can be a synonym of 'stick to')

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for adheres that I've seen is " Sticks (like a stamp)".)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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