Shake hands with crowds when campaigning (5,3,5)

I believe the answer is:

press the flesh

(Other definitions for press the flesh that I've seen before include "Shake many hands to gather votes" , "solicit support?" , "Product for chewing" , "Keep shaking" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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