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Did turn the vehicle round (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swindled

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'did' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with social activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'turn the vehicle round' is the wordplay.
'turn' becomes 'wind' (I've seen this in another clue).
'the vehicle' becomes 'sled' (sled is a kind of vehicle).
'round' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'wind' placed within 'sled' is 'SWINDLED'.

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(Other definitions for swindled that I've seen before include "taken for a ride" , "Cheated (someone)" , "Defrauded" , "Ripped off" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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