Cryptic crossword clue
Cold and inexperienced, Heather is moving slowly 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CRAWLING

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The straight part
We know that "moving slowly" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case moving slowly = crawling.
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What does CRAWLING mean?

CRAWLING verb
  1. To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
  2. To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.
  3. To act in a servile manner.
  4. (with "with") See crawl with.
  5. To feel a swarming sensation.
  6. To swim using the crawl stroke.
  7. To move over an area on hands and knees.
  8. To visit while becoming inebriated.
  9. To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.
CRAWLING noun
  1. The motion of something that crawls.

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