Spoils the acts (5)
I believe the answer is:
turns
This might be a double definition.
'spoils' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'acts' is the second definition.
(turn is a kind of act)
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for turns that I've seen before include "Changes direction" , "Starts" , "Bends" , "Rotations" , "Goes off" .)