Cryptic crossword clue
Make slow progress with new style of swimming 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "style of swimming" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case style of swimming = trudgen.
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 TRUDGEN mean?

TRUDGEN noun
  1. A swimming stroke in which the left and right hands are alternately raised out of the water, brought forward and drawn back through the water. A scissor kick is performed on every second stroke.

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