Cryptic crossword clue
Limp through small deficiency 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SLACK

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What does SLACK mean?

SLACK noun
  1. The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
  2. A tidal marsh or shallow that periodically fills and drains.
SLACK adjective
  1. (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
  2. Weak; not holding fast.
  3. Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
  4. Not active,successful, or violent.
  5. Excess; surplus to requirements.
  6. Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
SLACK adverb
  1. Slackly.
SLACK verb
  1. To slacken.
  2. To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.
  3. To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
SLACK noun
  1. A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
SLACK noun
  1. A valley, or small, shallow dell.
SLACK noun
  1. Small coal; coal dust.

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