Walked daintily around ground (6)
I believe the answer is:
minced
I believe this is a double definition.
'walked daintily' is the first definition.
('mince' can be a synonym of 'walk daintily')
'ground' is the second definition.
(as in minced meat)
'around' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for minced that I've seen before include "Walked affectedly with short dainty steps" , "Of meat, having been cut into little pieces" , "spoke affectedly" , "Cut into small pieces or walked daintily" , "Cut into small pieces, meat say" .)