Wading through town (7)
I believe the answer is:
reading
This clue is a double definition.
'wading through' is the first definition.
'town' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for reading that I've seen before include "English university place" , "Ride nag (anag)" , "Where Oscar Wilde penned" , "Oscar Wilde's Gaol" , "Studying for a degree - in Berkshire?" .)