The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CADENCE
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More clues leading to the result CADENCE
- Measure port imbibed by conservative Anglicans
- Rhythm of college dance craze sweeping Spain
- Dance round in church showing rhythm
- Rhythm found by trainee endlessly going round enclosure
- European Commission about to restrict non-standard dance rhythm
- Rhythm of dance organised with church
- Sequence to resolve discord shown by peasants’ leader, one leaving French city
- Central Americans initiated compact vocalised rhythm
- Rise and fall of baddy from ‘ere
- Rhythm of dance organised in outskirts of Carlisle
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The straight part
We know that "rhythm" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rhythm = cadence.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CADENCE mean?
CADENCE noun- The act or state of declining or sinking.
- Balanced, rhythmic flow.
- The measure or beat of movement.
- The general inflection or modulation of the voice, or of any sound.
- A progression of at least two chords which conclude a piece of music, section or musical phrases within it. Sometimes referred to analogously as musical punctuation.
- A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
- (speech) A fall in inflection of a speaker’s voice, such as at the end of a sentence.
- A dance move which ends a phrase.
- The rhythm and sequence of a series of actions.
- (running) The number of steps per minute.
- The number of revolutions per minute of the cranks or pedals of a bicycle.
- A chant that is sung by military personnel while running or marching; a jody call.
- Cadency
- (horse-riding) Harmony and proportion of movement, as in a well-managed horse.
- To give a cadence to.
- To give structure to.