The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FLIGHT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result FLIGHT
- Fine day for flock
- Battle line's cut in retreat
- Learner entering boxing contest steps up
- Running away from argument about Latin
- Note unserious escape
- Escape from land after start of fighting
- Departure following match
- Retreat from strong glare
- Escape from box? 30 4, perhaps
- Fellow getting spiritual illumination in Exodus
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The straight part
We know that "Number of steps taken/trip" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case number of steps taken/trip = flight.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 FLIGHT mean?
FLIGHT noun- The act of flying.
- An instance of flying.
- The act of fleeing.
- (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
- A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
- A series of stairs between landings.
- A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
- A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
- The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
- A paper plane.
- The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift.
- The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
- An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
- An air force unit.
- Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
- The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
- (of a spin bowler) To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual.
- (by extension) To throw or kick something so as to send it flying with more loft or airtime than usual.
- Fast, swift, fleet.
- The act of fleeing.