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Decking gran, I nod wickedly (8)

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I believe the answer is:

adorning

'decking' is the definition.
(adorn can mean to deck or decorate)

'gran i nod wickedly' is the wordplay.
'wickedly' is an anagram indicator.
'gran'+'i'+'nod'='graninod'
'graninod' with letters rearranged gives 'ADORNING'.

(Other definitions for adorning that I've seen before include "Decorating with ornaments" , "decking" , "Decorating, embellishing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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