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Walk the street with a sailorly gait (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stroll

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'walk' is the definition.
(I know that stroll is a kind of the walk)

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

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for stroll that I've seen before include "Constitutional" , "A casual or lazy walk" , "Promenade" , "A quiet, pleasant walk" , "Walk in a leisurely way" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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