Cryptic crossword clue
Sycophant needing queen to support slow progress 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Sycophant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sycophant = crawler.
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What does CRAWLER mean?

CRAWLER noun
  1. A person who is abused, physically or verbally, and returns to the abuser a supplicant.
  2. A sycophant.
CRAWLER noun
  1. A child who is able to creep using his hands and knees but is not able to walk.
  2. A crawl swimmer.
  3. A tractor crawler, a motorized vehicle that uses caterpillar tracks instead of wheels.
  4. A software bot that autonomously follows connected paths such as webpage links.
  5. A mobile stage in the development of stationary hemipteran insects such as scale insects- generally the first instar

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