The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ASTRIDE
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More clues leading to the result ASTRIDE
- A long pace with one leg each side
- Tirades knocked the way cyclists proceed
- Positioned across street is what interrupts a journey
- Norwegian girl last in queue stretching across
- A way to travel on horseback
- A way to go on 22 across?
- With a leg either side, sit and read novel
- Mounting satire attacked when Dominic sticks his nose in
- On the back of awful tirades
- A way to travel up
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The straight part
We know that "the way cyclists proceed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the way cyclists proceed = astride.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 ASTRIDE mean?
ASTRIDE adverb- With one’s legs on either side.
- With one’s legs on either side of.