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Going round area held by corrupt right-winger (8)

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I believe the answer is:

rotatory

'going round' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'area held by corrupt right-winger' is the wordplay.
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'held by' is an insertion indicator.
'corrupt' becomes 'rot'.
'right-winger' becomes 'tory' (Tory is an example).
'rot'+'tory'='rottory'
'a' going within 'rottory' is 'ROTATORY'.

(Other definitions for rotatory that I've seen before include "circular route?" , "Turning like a wheel" , "Going round" , "Revolutionary" , "Associated with spinning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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