Private parts atingle when wagging tail is shaved the wrong way (9)
I believe the answer is:
genitalia
'private parts' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'atingle when wagging tail is shaved the wrong way' is the wordplay.
'tail' indicates one should take the final letters.
'shaved' means to remove the last letter.
'the wrong' indicates anagramming the letters.
'way' becomes 'talia' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
The final letters of 'atingle when wagging' are 'eng'.
'is' with its last letter removed is 'i'.
'eng'+'i'='engi'
'engi' is an anagram of 'geni'.
'geni'+'talia'='GENITALIA'
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