The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LADDERS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result LADDERS
- Issues with hose / used by firemen?
- Loser initially on snakes ― these better?
- In the outskirts of Los Angeles, snake passes for fish?
- 50+ queens have problems in hosiery
- Runs large 21 down
- One element of 15 could be 50 of the other …
- Fifty snakes — and their partners
- Many snakes are associated with them
- Climbers might step on these large snakes
- Hose may run up them, they run up hose
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The straight part
We know that "Climbers might step on these" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case climbers might step on these = ladders.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does LADDERS mean?
LADDERS noun- A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
- A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
- The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
- A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
- In the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
- To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
- To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
- Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.
- A pair of ladders