The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WADE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result WADE
- Ford mass produce at last
- Reporter’s measured progress through water
- With difficulty, progress measured, we hear?
- Wimbledon winner, English, on roll
- Former tennis champ put on the scales, we hear
- Walk in water in Washington delta/estuary initially
- Move laboriously with fruit drink
- Reportedly contemplated walk through deep water
- What some birds do in Virginia for sport
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The straight part
We know that "progress through water /progress through water" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case progress through water /progress through water = wade.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does WADE mean?
WADE noun- An act of wading.
- A ford; a place to cross a river.
- To walk through water or something that impedes progress.
- To progress with difficulty
- To walk through (water or similar impediment); to pass through by wading
- To enter recklessly.
- The plant Isatis tinctoria.
- The blue dye made from the leaves of the plant.