Cut round circular figure to make a coil (4)
I believe the answer is:
loop
'coil' is the definition.
(I know that coil can be written as loop)
'cut round circular' is the wordplay.
'cut' becomes 'lop' (lopping is a kind of cutting).
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'circular' becomes 'o' (I've seen this in other clues).
'lop' going around 'o' is 'LOOP'.
'figure to make a' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for loop that I've seen before include "Oval shape" , "Figure made by curved line crossing itself" , "Aircraft manoeuvre; encircle" , "Endless strip of tape" , "Oval or U-shaped coil or bend" .)