The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DOORMAT
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More clues leading to the result DOORMAT
- Drudge ultimately destined to roam haphazardly ...
- Motor ad wrong — he won’t complain
- Cross about initially making advances to boss’s poodle
- Cross about mother taking time to find shoe cleaner
- One on the threshold of being taken advantage of?
- Downtrodden shoe cleaner
- A trodden-on jellyfish?
- A downtrodden weakling?
- Party men wanting dull, submissive type
- Work at arrangement to dismiss fine undervalued worker
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The straight part
We know that "Drudge" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case drudge = doormat.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DOORMAT mean?
DOORMAT noun- A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.
- Someone who is overly submissive to others' wishes.