Scurry over tops of residences and around tents (7)
I believe the answer is:
scamper
'scurry' is the definition.
(I know that scurry can be written as scamper)
'tops of residences and around tents' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'around' could be 'ca' (circa) and 'ca' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'over' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scamper that I've seen before include "Scurry, scuttle" , "Skip around" , "Proceed hurriedly" , "Run quickly and lightly" , "Run with quick light steps" .)