The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DOGTROT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DOGTROT
- Harry insulting commie makes steady progress
- Jog right around in turn stopping to take rest at the end
- Complete nonsense about sports car’s gentle pace
- Follow leftist type in moderate movement
- A gentle run to follow, but take wrong turning
- Wrong move had upset gentle pace
- Doctor Grant on vacation, ordered Charlie to go for jog
- Complete nonsense about sports car's gentle pace
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The straight part
We know that "Jog" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case jog = dogtrot.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 DOGTROT mean?
DOGTROT noun- A steady trotting motion similar to that of a dog.
- A breezeway, open passageway, or open hallway between two sections of a house.
- A type of house with an open breezeway or hallway between two sections of a house.
- To move at the pace of a dogtrot
- The design or form of house with an open breezeway or hallway between two sections of a house