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Walk on the street with a sailorly gait (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stroll

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'sailorly gait' is the definition.
'stroll' can be an answer for 'gait' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'sailorly' bit.

'walk on the street' is the wordplay.
'walk' becomes 'roll' (roll is a kind of walk).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'the street' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'roll' put after 'st' is 'STROLL'.

'with a' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for stroll that I've seen before include "Constitutional" , "Amble or ramble" , "walk in a leisurely manner" , "Amble along" , "Walk slowly and idly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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