Cryptic crossword clue
Time to be going, if this is what you’re doing with your thumbs? 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TWIDDLING

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The straight part
We know that "what you’re doing with your thumbs" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what you’re doing with your thumbs = twiddling.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TWIDDLING mean?

TWIDDLING verb
  1. To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
  2. To flip or switch two adjacent bits (binary digits).
  3. To be in an equivalence relation with.
  4. To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.
TWIDDLING noun
  1. The act of one who twiddles.

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