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The lowly worker — being released, he'd plod on (6)

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I believe the answer is:

trudge

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'plod on' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for trudge that I've seen before include "Walk heavily or laboriously" , "March joylessly" , "tramp" , "Walk with slow, heavy steps" , "Plod doggedly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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