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Just got to work, clutch pedal not returning all the way

I arrived at work this morning after a normal 1h:15m drive, and when I was a couple of blocks from the office I noticed that my clutch pedal was not returning all the way when I released it. When pulling away from a stop, the car wanted to stall unless I let the clutch out very gently, but otherwise it seemed to shift normally and I was able to get it into a parking spot. After shutting off, I took a look at the pedal. It is normally level with my brake pedal, but now was a good 1-2" lower. I pulled the pedal back up with my hand and it stayed in position. With the car off I pumped it a couple of times and it felt normal and returned as normal. Something is definitely up, but what?

Of course this stuff happens 50 miles from home, when I'm looking at a 90 minute return trip in traffic. This is a 1988 car, G50 gearbox, clutch has around 10k miles on it. I'll see if I can get at the pedal box and check it for issues. Otherwise I would have to guess that the master or slave cylinder is going. Any other suggestions?
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