Sluggish movement of owls (4)

I believe the answer is:

slow

'sluggish' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'movement of owls' is the wordplay.
'movement of' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'movement' mean this).
'owls' anagrammed gives 'SLOW'.

(Other definitions for slow that I've seen before include "Lacking speed" , "not bright" , "Lento (mus.)" , "Not getting a move on" , "Leisurely" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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