Cryptic crossword clue
Erasing writing quickly 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word SCRATCHING

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What does SCRATCHING mean?

SCRATCHING verb
  1. To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
  2. To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
  3. To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
  4. To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
  5. To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).
  6. To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
  7. To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.
  8. To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.
  9. To dig or excavate with the claws.
  10. To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
SCRATCHING noun
  1. The act or sound of something being scratched.
  2. A pork scratching.
  3. Record scratching, a technique of starting and stopping a vinyl record from playing to produce music in hip hop.

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