Cryptic crossword clue
Spot element in a government getting preoccupied 8

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

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What does FIXATING mean?

FIXATING verb
  1. To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
  2. To stare fixedly at something.
  3. To attend to something to the exclusion of all others; used with on.
  4. To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological or neurotic manner; used with on.

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