Crack up during watch, making things damp (7)

I believe the answer is:

seepage

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(Other definitions for seepage that I've seen before include "Percolation" , "running out slowly" , "Slow leakage" , "problem with tank" , "liquid having soaked through" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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