The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DADO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DADO
- Inferior wall decoration father obtained to begin with
- Panel giving nothing to the old man
- Pop round to see a wall panel
- Panel gives old man nothing
- Pop over low part of wall
- Old man gets old wall moulding
- Wall feature bringing daughter bother
- Border giving Dutch trouble
- The prosecutor has to act – see foot of column
- Wooden border finally completed with difficulty
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The straight part
We know that "going round the room" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case going round the room = dado.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does DADO mean?
DADO noun- The section of a pedestal above the base.
- The lower portion of an interior wall decorated differently from the upper portion.
- The rectangular channel in a board cut across the grain.
- To furnish with a dado.
- To cut a dado.