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Fat sign of faulty tap (8)

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I believe the answer is:

dripping

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'fat' is the definition.
(dripping is a kind of fat)

'sign of faulty tap' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'sign' could be 'pin' (pin is a kind of sign) and 'pin' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for dripping that I've seen before include "Fat melted from roasted meat" , "Very wet; fat from roast" , "sweaty" , "tap needing washer?" , "Saturated" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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