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Fixes wheels — it prevents issue (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snip

'it prevents issue' is the definition.
(as in a vasectomy - issue can mean offspring)

'fixes wheels' is the wordplay.
'fixes' becomes 'pins' (pinning is a kind of fixing).
'wheels' is a reversal indicator (to wheel can mean to turn around).
'pins' back-to-front is 'SNIP'.

(Other definitions for snip that I've seen before include "Bargain - crop" , "Bargain (coll)" , "Cut - certainty" , "Cut with scissors - bargain" , "bargain buy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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