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Creep furtively around shopping centre for some light conversation? (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

small talk

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'some light conversation?' is the definition.
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'creep furtively around shopping centre' is the wordplay.
'creep furtively' becomes 'stalk' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'shopping centre' becomes 'mall' (a mall is a large shopping complex).
'stalk' going around 'mall' is 'SMALL-TALK'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for small talk that I've seen before include "chattering" , "Polite conversation on trivial matters" , "casual conversation" , "Social conversation on unimportant subjects" , "Unimportant prattle" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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