The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STUTTER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result STUTTER
- The way to speak? Yes and no
- Speak with difficulty, say, when following holy person
- Complete support for good man’s struggle for words
- Hesitate then speak following good person
- Good person having complete problem with speech
- Handicap race held in centre of Epsom? True/false
- Start to speak and start to trip, say?
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The straight part
We know that "struggle for words" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case struggle for words = stutter.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does STUTTER mean?
STUTTER noun- A speech disorder characterised by stuttering.
- One who stutters.
- To speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
- To exhaust a gas with difficulty