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A machine and part of others (8,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spinning wheel

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'a machine' is the definition.
(spinning wheel is a kind of machine)

'part of others' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'part' could be 'inning' (I have seen 'Part of game' mean 'inning' so perhaps 'part' could also mean 'inning') and 'inning' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'and' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for spinning wheel that I've seen is " treadle-operated machine".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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