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Supportive of political paper? Keep going (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

protract

'keep going' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'supportive of political paper?' is the wordplay.
'supportive of' becomes 'pro' (as in being pro a person or cause).
'political paper?' becomes 'tract' (tract can mean a political pamphlet).
'pro'+'tract'='PROTRACT'

(Other definitions for protract that I've seen before include "Extend length" , "Increase" , "Draw out, prolong" , "Drag out at length" , "Draw out, lengthen the time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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