Cryptic crossword clue
Stepped over unusual tailless sea creature 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DECAPOD

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The straight part
We know that "sea creature" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sea creature = decapod.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DECAPOD mean?

DECAPOD noun
  1. Any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid and cuttlefish.
  2. Any crustacean, of the order Decapoda, such as crabs or lobsters.
  3. A nickname for either the 0-10-0 or 2-10-0 train configurations. Sometimes capitalized.
DECAPOD adjective
  1. Having ten legs.

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