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Slowly ___ surely (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

but

(Other definitions for but that I've seen before include "On the contrary" , "Only in attribution" , "Except; nevertheless" , "Save" , "Nevertheless, on the other hand" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.
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