Bearing second article — jewellery (9)

I believe the answer is:

mothering

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'bearing' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to bodily activities as well as being present participle verbs.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'second article jewellery' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 'mo' (both are short periods of time).
'article' becomes 'the' (the definite article).
'jewellery' becomes 'ring' (ring is a kind of jewellery).
'mo'+'the'+'ring'='MOTHERING'

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(Another definition for mothering that I've seen is " Looking after".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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