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Walk a little way with sailorly gait (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stroll

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'walk a little' is the definition.
'stroll' can be an answer for 'walk' (strolling is a kind of walking). I'm not certain of the 'a little' bit.

'way with sailorly gait' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'sailorly gait' becomes 'roll' (roll is a kind of gait. I am not sure about the 'sailorly' bit.).
'st'+'roll'='STROLL'

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(Other definitions for stroll that I've seen before include "Saunter in no particular direction" , "A pleasant and leisurely walk" , "swan" , "walk in a leisurely manner" , "Walk in a leisurely way" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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