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Go down round circle and let go (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loose

'let go' is the definition.
(loosing is a kind of letting go)

'go down round circle' is the wordplay.
'go down' becomes 'lose' (I've seen this before).
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'circle' becomes 'O' (O is a circle).
'lose' enclosing 'o' is 'LOOSE'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for loose that I've seen before include "Not strict" , "Not restrained or attached" , "poor fit?" , "Unsecured; dissolute" , "Unattached" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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