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Suggesting getting over yearning (7)

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I believe the answer is:

opining

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'suggesting' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being present participle verbs.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'over yearning' is the wordplay.
'over' becomes 'o' (cricket abbreviation).
'yearning' becomes 'pining' ('pine' can be a synonym of 'yearn').
'o'+'pining'='OPINING'

'getting' is the link.

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(Other definitions for opining that I've seen before include "Expressing one's view" , "Thinking" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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