The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 plus 6 letter word UPWARDLY MOBILE
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More clues leading to the result UPWARDLY MOBILE
- Old way plumber and I worked, standing progressively higher
- With a lifting of phone, changing social network status for the better
- Taking off and leaving the Joneses behind?
- University problem — way I’d agitated about learner moving to higher class
- 5’s hope to be this unexpectedly may and will be proud
- Admire lowly pub that’s renovated getting more established socially?
- Imbue wordplay with a twist to keep learner rising in standard
- Duly wrap around on the move — moving north
- What successful climbers are?
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The straight part
We know that "standing progressively higher" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case standing progressively higher = upwardly mobile.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.