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Brain in head's spinning (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stun

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'brain' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'head's spinning' is the wordplay.
'head's' becomes 'nut's' (informal term for somebody's head).
'spinning' is a reversal indicator.
'nuts' back-to-front is 'STUN'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for stun that I've seen before include "Knock out temporarily" , "Leave speechless" , "Shock, flabbergast" , "Daze, knock senseless" , "Daze with nuts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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