The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TRAMPLE
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More clues leading to the result TRAMPLE
- Edges of travelator, enough to walk on
- Step on public transport: request stops early
- Walk all over right back of large dimensions
- Tread in Tiber having being drained enough
- Heartless tiger given plenty to stamp on
- Oddly tyre has more than enough tread
- Public transport? Please, that’s not half a squash
- Tyre, oddly, has more than enough tread
- Stamp regularly applied on public transport
- Pressure on public transport, extremely large crush
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Step on" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case step on = trample.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 TRAMPLE mean?
TRAMPLE noun- A heavy stepping.
- The sound of heavy footsteps.
- To crush something by walking on it.
- (by extension) To treat someone harshly.
- To walk heavily and destructively.
- (by extension) To cause emotional injury as if by trampling.