Long and complicated procedure (9)
I believe the answer is:
rigmarole
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">long and complicated procedure</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for rigmarole that I've seen before include "Long, complex stuff" , "Long, complicated and confusing procedure" , "Complex procedure" , "Nonsensical procedure" , "Rambling account" .)