Cryptic crossword clue
Weaklings save seconds – swapping cold for hot 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Weaklings" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case weaklings = shrimps.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SHRIMPS mean?

SHRIMPS noun
  1. Any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.
  2. The flesh of such crustaceans.
  3. A small, puny or unimportant person.
SHRIMPS verb
  1. To fish for shrimp.
  2. To contract; to shrink.

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