The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TODDLE
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More clues leading to the result TODDLE
- Walk unsteadily with rum in bottle? Not half!
- Divine in church vestment, not the first to walk unsteadily
- Firstly taking rum, the French walk unsteadily
- Let out having imbibed rum, walk unsteadily
- Let loose having drunk rum, walk unsteadily
- Strange to get let out rudely — proceed unsteadily
- Let drunk consume rum and totter
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The straight part
We know that "Walk unsteadily" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case walk unsteadily = toddle.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TODDLE mean?
TODDLE noun- A carefree or aimless gait; a stroll.
- To walk unsteadily, as a small child does.
- To walk in a carefree manner.