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Have fun pulling a lever back (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

revel

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'have fun pulling' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'a lever back' is the wordplay.
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'lever' reversed gives 'REVEL'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for revel that I've seen before include "Be festive, have a good time" , "Make merry; luxuriate (in)" , "Feast riotously" , "Paint the town red" , "Rejoice" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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