Cryptic crossword clue
Bum kneaded during dance — that’s groping 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FUMBLING

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The straight part
We know that "groping" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case groping = fumbling.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FUMBLING mean?

FUMBLING verb
  1. To handle nervously or awkwardly.
  2. To grope awkwardly in trying to find something
  3. To blunder uncertainly.
  4. To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly.
  5. To drop a ball or a baton etc. by accident.
  6. To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.
FUMBLING noun
  1. An instance of clumsiness, especially of the hands or fingers.

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