Cryptic crossword clue
This competitor is running in the race after all 7

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

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What does SLOWEST mean?

SLOWEST adjective
  1. Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
  2. Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
  3. Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
  4. Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
  5. (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
  6. Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
  7. (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
SLOWEST adverb
  1. Slowly.

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