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Exhausted after tango and twist (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tweak

'twist' is the definition.
(tweak can mean to twist or adjust)

'exhausted after tango' is the wordplay.
'exhausted' becomes 'weak' (weak can mean exhausted or lacking energy).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'tango' becomes 'T' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'weak' after 't' is 'TWEAK'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for tweak that I've seen before include "Edit" , "Adjust slightly" , "spin, thus?" , "Fine tune" , "Slightly alter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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