The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word IDLING
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result IDLING
- Setter would fish, being lazy
- Fish making slow progress
- Having nothing particular to do, I would fish
- Hanging around ruined buildings after coach coming round leaves
- In no great hurry topped up, putting in last drop of fuel
- Doing nothing one would fish?
- I would fish, having free time
- Fish not doing very much
- One left in a lot of murkiness, being lazy?
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The straight part
We know that "being lazy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case being lazy = idling.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.
What does IDLING mean?
IDLING verb- To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.
- To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
- Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
- An idle period; something done idly.