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Yearned to see New Guinea with Edwina (6)

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longed

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'yearned' is the definition.
('long' can be a synonym of 'yearn')

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(Other definitions for longed that I've seen before include "Pined" , "Had a yen" , "Desired strongly" , "Hankered, yearned" , "Desire strongly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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