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Only a crawler would go so slowly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

creep

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(Other definitions for creep that I've seen before include "wretch" , "grovel" , "Walk slowly, silently" , "Slow motion" , "Move stealthily or along the ground" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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