The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LIMP
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More clues leading to the result LIMP
- Large and mischievous kid without energy
- Flaccid member's no good if you do it
- Heart of Polish politician yielding
- Floppy disc petty officer removed from river
- Non-rigid airship deficient in breadth
- Clear losing papers is obstacle to smooth progress
- Without firmness proceed unsteadily
- Cheek about Moley’s gait
- Proceed with difficulty when airship fails to start
- Conclusion of evil and little devil is powerless
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The straight part
We know that "Proceed with difficulty" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case proceed with difficulty = limp.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LIMP mean?
LIMP noun- An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.
- A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
- To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.
- (of a vehicle) To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion.
- To move or proceed irregularly.
- To call, particularly in an unraised pot pre-flop.
- A scraper of board or sheet-iron shaped like half the head of a small cask, used for scraping the ore off the sieve in the operation of hand-jigging.
- To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.
- Flaccid; flabby, like flesh.
- Lacking stiffness; flimsy
- (of a penis) not erect
- (of a man) not having an erect penis
- Physically weak
- To happen; befall; chance.
- To come upon; meet.