The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BUMBLING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BUMBLING
- Amateurish jewellery you wear on your bottom?
- Inferior jewellery is a bit gauche
- Awkward adding jewels to one’s booty
- Like Inspector Clouseau‘s awful jewellery?
- Bad quality expensive jewellery? That’s clumsy
- Clumsy and dissolute fellow in US with conspicuous wealth
- Lazy guy rocks perhaps making unsteady progress
- Staggering, naff flashy jewellery
- Rhinestones on the seat of one’s pants? Awkward
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The straight part
We know that "clumsy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case clumsy = bumbling.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BUMBLING mean?
BUMBLING verb- To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.
- To boom, as a bittern; to buzz, as a fly.
- The act of one who bumbles; a mistake or error, especially through clumsiness.
- Acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent; showing little or no skill.