The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GALLOP
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More clues leading to the result GALLOP
- Operation on cheek for career
- Run, as filly and hack?
- Rush to have surgery on neck
- Pace entirely controlled by Republicans?
- Bitterness with operation, move fast
- . Furious pace causes bitterness at work
- American girl has to cut and run
- Bitterness over work and career
- Career in brass work
- Run good article on vote coming up
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The straight part
We know that "Pace" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pace = gallop.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 GALLOP mean?
GALLOP noun- The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
- An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop.
- (of a horse, etc) To run at a gallop.
- To ride at a galloping pace.
- To cause to gallop.
- To make electrical or other utility lines sway and/or move up and down violently, usually due to a combination of high winds and ice accrual on the lines.
- To run very fast.
- To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination.
- (of an infection, especially pneumonia) To progress rapidly through the body.