The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GRATING
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The straight part
We know that "Scraping" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case scraping = grating.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GRATING mean?
GRATING verb- To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars
- To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater
- To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something
- (by extension) to get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy
- (by extension) to annoy
- A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
- A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
- The loose material that comes from something being grated.
- An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
- (in the plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.
- The sound made by something that grates against something else.
- (typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant.
- Abrasive; tending to annoy.