Move stealthily around rogue US spy base (9)

I believe the answer is:

pussyfoot

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'move stealthily' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'rogue us spy base' is the wordplay.
'rogue' indicates anagramming the letters (letters go rogue).
'base' becomes 'foot' (synonyms).
'us'+'spy'='usspy'
'usspy' anagrammed gives 'pussy'.
'pussy'+'foot'='PUSSYFOOT'

'around' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for pussyfoot that I've seen before include "timid" , "Creep" , "Tread delicately and indecisively" , "[CATS PAW] ?" , "sit on the fence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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