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Charlie having turn on large Coney Island merry-go-round? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carousel

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'merry-go-round?' is the definition.
('carousel' can be a synonym of 'merry-go-round')

'charlie having turn on large' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'c' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'having' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'turn on' becomes 'arouse' (synonyms).
'large' becomes 'L' (eg in clothes sizes).
'c'+'arouse'+'l'='CAROUSEL'

'coney island' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for carousel that I've seen before include "magazine for circulation" , "it's located in 'Arrivals'" , "Musical - merry-go-round" , "fairground entertainment" , "Luggage conveyor belt and fairground ride" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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