Cryptic crossword clue
Sycophants do it, but make slow progress 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CRAWL

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What does CRAWL mean?

CRAWL noun
  1. The act of moving slowly on hands and knees etc, or with frequent stops.
  2. A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.
  3. A very slow pace.
  4. A piece of horizontally or vertically scrolling text overlaid on the main image.
CRAWL verb
  1. To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
  2. To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.
  3. To act in a servile manner.
  4. (with "with") See crawl with.
  5. To feel a swarming sensation.
  6. To swim using the crawl stroke.
  7. To move over an area on hands and knees.
  8. To visit while becoming inebriated.
  9. To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.
CRAWL noun
  1. A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish.

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