Verb suffix (3)

I think it could be either:

ose

ing

'verb suffix' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ing that I've seen before include "Northern meadow" , "Innocent artless young women on stage" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press and the USA Today.

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