Cryptic crossword clue
Hesitant, using gestural and verbal forms of communication 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word WAVERING

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The straight part
We know that "Hesitant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hesitant = wavering.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does WAVERING mean?

WAVERING verb
  1. To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.
  2. To flicker, glimmer, quiver, as a weak light.
  3. To fluctuate or vary, as commodity prices or a poorly sustained musical pitch.
  4. To shake or tremble, as the hands or voice.
  5. To falter; become unsteady; begin to fail or give way.
  6. To be indecisive between choices; to feel or show doubt or indecision; to vacillate.
WAVERING noun
  1. A state of fluctuation or indecision.
WAVERING adjective
  1. Fluctuating; being in doubt; undetermined; indecisive; uncertain; unsteady.

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