Falling over very softly at home after doctor initially goes (8)

I believe the answer is:

dropping

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'falling' is the definition.
(dropping is a kind of falling)

'over very softly at home after doctor initially goes' is the wordplay.
'over' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'very softly' becomes 'pp' (abbreviation for pianissimo - very quietly).
'at home' becomes 'in' (similar in meaning).
'after doctor' becomes 'dro' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'goes' is 'g'.
'pp'+'in'='ppin'
'ppin' after 'dro' is 'droppin'.
'droppin'+'g'='DROPPING'

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(Other definitions for dropping that I've seen before include "''For peace comes ... slow'' (W B Yeats)" , "Letting fall" , "Falling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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