Bending of the knee (12)

I believe the answer is:

genuflection

'bending of the knee' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for genuflection that I've seen before include "Reverential bending of knee" , "Knee-bending" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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