"go a-begging" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-go a-begging.ogg Forms: goes a-begging [present, singular, third-person], going a-begging [participle, present], went a-begging [past], gone a-begging [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> a-begging}} go a-begging (third-person singular simple present goes a-begging, present participle going a-begging, simple past went a-begging, past participle gone a-begging)
  1. Alternative form of go begging Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: go begging
    Sense id: en-go_a-begging-en-verb-L1rKhrQP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2011 February 12, Andy Campbell, “Scotland 6-24 Wales”, in BBC:",
          "text": "Another Scotland opportunity went a-begging when John Barclay failed to grasp an offload at the end of some probing phases.",
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