Might mean (unverified): Scratching one's own back metaphorically.
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  1. backscratch: Collins English Dictionary
  2. backscratch: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (backscratch)

noun:  A scratch on the back.
verb:  To scratch one's or another's back.
verb:  (business, politics, slang) To engage in a reciprocal beneficial action.

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