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Fool getting second wind (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

twist

'wind' is the definition.
(I know that wind can be written as twist)

'fool getting second' is the wordplay.
'fool' becomes 'twit' (both can mean a stupid person).
'getting' is an insertion indicator.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'twit' enclosing 's' is 'TWIST'.

(Other definitions for twist that I've seen before include "Spiral" , "Distort - dance from the 1960s" , "Wind spirally" , "Deal card face upwards" , "Distort; apply torque" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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