Cryptic crossword clue
Scuttle about with hot lump of dough 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word KNISH

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The straight part
We know that "lump of dough" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lump of dough = knish.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does KNISH mean?

KNISH noun
  1. An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough

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