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Eddy’s hands wrapped in trendy fleece gloves (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

whirlpool

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'eddy's' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'hands wrapped in trendy fleece gloves' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'hands' could be 'rl' (abbreviations for left and right) and 'rl' is found in the answer.
'in' could be 'hip' (both can mean fashionable) and 'hip' is located in the leftover letters.
'fleece' could be 'wool' (synonyms) and 'wool' is present in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for whirlpool that I've seen before include "Quickly rotating mass of water" , "Powerful circular current of water" , "Violent circular eddy of water" , "Strong circular current" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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