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Bold deeds going wrong in curious turnaround (7,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

derring do

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'bold deeds' is the definition.
'derring-do' can be an answer for 'deeds' (I have seen 'Daring deeds' mean 'derring-do' so perhaps 'deeds' could also mean 'derring-do'). I'm not sure about the 'bold' bit.

'going wrong in curious turnaround' is the wordplay.
'going wrong' becomes 'erring' (I've seen this before).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'curious' becomes 'odd' (curious can mean odd or peculiar).
'turnaround' says the letters should be written backwards.
'odd' written backwards gives 'ddo'.
'erring' inserted inside 'ddo' is 'DERRING-DO'.

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(Other definitions for derring do that I've seen before include "Brave action" , "heroic action" , "courageous action" , "act of bravery" , "Audacious action" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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