Servile flatterer (7)

I believe the answer is:

crawler

(Other definitions for crawler that I've seen before include "Internet search program" , "Sycophant" , "Figure that's greasy" , "Slow driver" , "Obsequious person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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