Cryptic crossword clue
Expert with conspicuous wealth is playing around 8

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

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What does DABBLING mean?

DABBLING verb
  1. To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.
  2. To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.
  3. To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
  4. To interfere or meddle in; to tamper with.
DABBLING noun
  1. (gerund of dabble) An act in which something is dabbled in

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