Cryptic crossword clue
Worrying about ornamenting 8

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

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What does FRETTING mean?

1. Especially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.
2. To chafe or irritate; to worry.
3. To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple.
4. In the form fret out: to squander, to waste.
5. To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
6. To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
7. To be worn away; to chafe; to fray.
8. To be anxious, to worry.
9. To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion.
10. To have secondary fermentation (fermentation occurring after the conversion of sugar to alcohol in beers and wine) take place.

1. To decorate or ornament, especially with an interlaced or interwoven pattern, or with carving or relief (raised) work.
2. To form a pattern on; to variegate.
3. To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.

1. To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring.
2. Musical senses.

1. Action of the verb to fret.

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