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Stay out later? (5,2)

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I believe the answer is:

sleep in

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'stay' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to consumption as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for sleep in that I've seen before include "Wake later than intended" , "Stay late in bed" , "Get up late" .)

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