The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SAGGING
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What does SAGGING mean?
SAGGING verb- To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
- (by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
- To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.
- To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
- To cause to bend or give way; to load.
- To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.
- The act of something that sags.
- A manner of wearing pants or shorts below the waist, revealing some or all of the underwear.
- (of a person or clothes) Worn low on the waist, or wearing pants or shorts low on the waist.