The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TRUDGE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TRUDGE
- Plod takes time on old British motorbike
- Plod right to wrap up drug case
- The lowly worker — being released, he’d plod on
- Following Twain’s lead, it’s harsh describing golf as a long and tedious walk
- Correct about dog missing old tramp
- Plod right to detain BBC man
- Auntie’s boss will be taken in by genuine tramp
- Plod‘s correct about Director-General!
- That’s right about BBC boss being a tramp
- Tramp’s flat disgusting externally/ internally
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The straight part
We know that "a long and tedious walk" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a long and tedious walk = trudge.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.
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What does TRUDGE mean?
TRUDGE noun- A tramp, i.e. a long and tiring walk.
- To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.
- To trudge along or over a route etc.