Stride (4)
(Other definitions for step that I've seen before include "Movement in dancing" , "Pest (anag.)" , "bit of a dance" , "Stair" , "Set foot down on pest" .)
'stride' is the definition.
(I know that stride can be written as pace)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for pace that I've seen before include "With due respect" , "Speed of a single step?" , "Rate of progress" , "Part of step" , "Tempo, rate of moving" .)
(Other definitions for lope that I've seen before include "Move with long strides" , "Canter" , "Bound along carrying pole" , "Run with long steps carrying pole" , "Take long, bouncy strides" .)