Girl holds handle, which goes around (8)
I believe the answer is:
carousel
'girl holds handle which goes around' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.
'girl holds handle' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'carol' (woman's name).
'holds' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'handle' becomes 'use' (synonyms).
'carol' placed around 'use' is 'CAROUSEL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for carousel that I've seen before include "it's located in 'Arrivals'" , "luggage mover at Heathrow?" , "Rotating conveyor" , "A closure (anag.)" , "Luggage conveyor belt and fairground ride" .)