"One __ at a time" (4)

I believe the answer is:

step

(Other definitions for step that I've seen before include "Part of a stairway" , "A pace for pets" , "Pace; foothold" , "bit of a dance" , "Place foot on as with a pest" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times and the USA Today.

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