Get the feel of things? (5)

I believe the answer is:

grope

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'feel of things?' is the definition.
'grope' can be an answer for 'feel' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'of things?' bit.

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for grope that I've seen before include "Search blindly" , "Paw" , "not a nice feeling" , "Search by hand" , "Feel about as in the dark" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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