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Moving cautiously, say, to admit a transgression (6)

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I believe the answer is:

easing

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'moving cautiously' is the definition.
'easing' can be an answer for 'moving' (easing is a kind of moving). I'm unsure of the 'cautiously' bit.

'say to admit a transgression' is the wordplay.
'say' becomes 'eg' (both can mean 'for example').
'to admit' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'transgression' becomes 'sin' (sin is a kind of transgression).
'a'+'sin'='asin'
'eg' going around 'asin' is 'EASING'.

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(Other definitions for easing that I've seen before include "Allaying, alleviating" , "Moderation - relief" , "falling off?" , "Making lighter" , "Becoming less severe" .)

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