Cryptic crossword clue
Taking a fall, with rear of skirt shredding 8

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

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What does TRIPPING mean?

TRIPPING verb
  1. To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot
  2. (sometimes followed by "up") to cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble by knocking their feet from under them
  3. To be guilty of a misstep or mistake; to commit an offence against morality, propriety, etc
  4. To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict
  5. To activate or set in motion, as in the activation of a trap, explosive, or switch
  6. To be activated, as by a signal or an event
  7. To experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs
  8. To journey, to make a trip
  9. To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip
  10. To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free
  11. To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it
  12. (most commonly used in the form tripping) to become unreasonably upset, especially over something unimportant; to cause a scene or a disruption
TRIPPING noun
  1. The act of one who trips.
TRIPPING adjective
  1. Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.
  2. Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if trotting; trippant.
  3. Undergoing a hallucinogenic trip.
  4. Saying crazy things.

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