Suggested, as an idea (7)
I believe the answer is:
floated
(Other definitions for floated that I've seen before include "Drifted on the surface as of a liquid" , "Stayed on the surface of liquid" , "Lay on the surface of liquid" .)
I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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