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Bend and twitch around North Pole (6)

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I believe the answer is:

arctic

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'north pole' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'bend and twitch' is the wordplay.
'bend' becomes 'arc' (arcing is a kind of bending).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'twitch' becomes 'tic' (tic is a kind of twitch).
'arc'+'tic'='ARCTIC'

'around' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for arctic that I've seen before include "Very cold (weather)" , "icy area" , "Extremely cold" , "Of North polar regions" , "Northern ocean" .)

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