You can always bake them. I never "fry" my "fries". I always bake them... much less grease.
But if you insist on frying them, and you are using a deep fryer.. then, no... leaving them in the oil doesn't not make them soak up more fat. The longer you leave them cooking in the cooking, the crispier... yes you can burn them. Just think of the fries that sit in the vat at your favorite fast food joint for too long. Those are really crispy.
Soggy happens when you don't drain them properly or cook them long enough. Make sure you take them out of the oil when they're done and have a plate covered with some paper towels ready to put them on to drain off some oil.
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