Cryptic crossword clue
Beastly slow Holst’s composition? 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SLOTHS

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What does SLOTHS mean?

SLOTHS noun
  1. Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour.
  2. A herbivorous, arboreal South American mammal of the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, noted for its slowness and inactivity.
  3. A collective term for a group of bears.

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