The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CRAMPON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CRAMPON
- Continue to bivouac, having secured right climbing aid
- Problem for athlete with running spikes
- Gripping device getting kid across slope
- Climber’s aid is a disadvantage round slope
- Item climber starting off over slope has on for support?
- Climbing aid? It’s a fiddle securing slope
- Climbing equipment affected, mountaineer ultimately held on
- The climber’s sole aid
- Climbing aid in hamper by leg
- Keep checking climbing gear
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The straight part
We know that "Climbing aid" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case climbing aid = crampon.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CRAMPON mean?
CRAMPON noun- An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes. Used for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
- An aerial rootlet for support in climbing, as of ivy.
- A heraldic figure in the form of a bar bent at the ends into the form of a hook.
- To walk or climb using crampons