Cryptic crossword clue
Guide: “Outside of gym is harder to climb” 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STEEPER

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The straight part
We know that "harder to climb" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case harder to climb = steeper.
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 STEEPER mean?

STEEPER adjective
  1. Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
  2. Expensive
  3. Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
  4. (of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular
STEEPER noun
  1. A vessel, vat, or cistern in which things are steeped.

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