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"continue" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often proceed (7 letters).
Definitions
Keep going or carry on.
Word origin
From Middle English continuen, from Old French continuer, from Latin continuāre. Displaced native Middle English thurghwonen, from Old English þurhwunian.
Used in a sentence
“Shall I continue speaking, or will you just interrupt me again?”
“Do you want me to continue to unload these?”
“Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“carry on”8 letters
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