Charting (7)
I believe the answer is:
mapping
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">charting</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('map' can be a synonym of 'chart')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for mapping that I've seen before include "Making a chart" , "Planning" , "Cartography" , "Charting" , "Work of a cartographer" .)