The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TREADMILL
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More clues leading to the result TREADMILL
- Dreary routine to, at first, study John Stuart?
- Exercise machine reforming team drill
- Time to study philosopher in dreary routine
- Drill team worked out - on this?
- Dreary routine at first to study On Liberty?
- Trainer’s first to look at factory’s exercise equipment
- Time to study utilitarianism, but it’s a grind
- Time to study factory’s routine drudgery
- Traditional philosopher embracing online mobile platform
- Drill team exercised – on this?
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The straight part
We know that "mobile platform (that actually stays still!)" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mobile platform (that actually stays still!) = treadmill.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 TREADMILL mean?
TREADMILL noun- A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.
- A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used principally as a means of prison discipline.
- A mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt.