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"cling" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often adhere (6 letters).
Definitions
hold on tightly or tenaciously
Word origin
From Middle English clingen, from Old English clingan (“to adhere”), from Proto-West Germanic *klingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą. Cognate with Danish klynge (“to cluster, to crowd”). Compare clump.
Used in a sentence
“Antelope steaks and fried liver to begin on, and venison cutlets with chili con carne and pineapple fritters, and then some sardines and mixed pickles; and top it off with a can of yellow clings and a bottle of beer.”
“a more tenacious cling to worldly reſpects,”
“You can make window clings by using thin transparency sheets, school glue, food coloring, and templates.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Hold tightly”5 letters
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