Yearned to see New Guinea with Edwina (6)
I believe the answer is:
longed
'yearned' is the definition.
('long' can be a synonym of 'yearn')
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for longed that I've seen before include "Pined" , "Had a yen" , "Desired strongly" , "Hankered, yearned" , "Desire strongly" .)