Shame about our pal cavorting to get approval (10)
I believe the answer is:
popularity
'approval' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'shame about our pal cavorting' is the wordplay.
'shame' becomes 'pity' ('pity' can be a synonym of 'shame').
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'cavorting' is an anagram indicator.
'our'+'pal'='ourpal'
'ourpal' with letters rearranged gives 'opular'.
'pity' placed around 'opular' is 'POPULARITY'.
'to get' is the link.
(Other definitions for popularity that I've seen before include "Widespread admiration" , "Being widely admired" .)