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Do little swivel, diver partially turns (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idle

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'do' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with social activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'little swivel diver partially turns' is the wordplay.
'partially' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'turns' is a reversal indicator.
'eldi' can be found hidden inside 'little swivel diver'.
'eldi' reversed gives 'IDLE'.

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(Other definitions for idle that I've seen before include "Workshy" , "Empty" , "out of a job" , "Inactive - lied (anag)" , "Explosive stuff" .)

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