Cryptic crossword clue
Scurrying supporter is up, wearing fancy jewellery 8

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does BEETLING mean?

BEETLING verb
  1. To move away quickly, to scurry away.
BEETLING verb
  1. To loom over; to extend or jut.
BEETLING verb
  1. To beat with a heavy mallet.
  2. To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.
BEETLING noun
  1. The process by which fabrics, etc. are beetled, or beaten with a mallet.
BEETLING adjective
  1. Jutting or protruding, especially of a person's brows.

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