Cryptic crossword clue
Tugging hard, split goldfish? 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Tugging" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tugging = hauling.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HAULING mean?

HAULING verb
  1. To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
  2. To draw or pull something heavy.
  3. To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.
  4. To drag, to pull, to tug.
  5. Followed by up: to summon to be disciplined or held answerable for something.
  6. To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.
  7. To steer (a vessel) closer to the wind.
  8. Of the wind: to shift fore (more towards the bow).
  9. To haul ass.
HAULING noun
  1. Haulage

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