Move unsteadily initially disturbing stranger (6)

I believe the answer is:

dodder

(Other definitions for dodder that I've seen before include "Totter into the Dublin river" , "Move in frail manner" , "Be decrepit in the Dublin river" , "Hesitate" , "Be slow and unsteady" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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