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Jerk going on vacation to stop flim-flam (6)

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I believe the answer is:

wiggle

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'jerk' is the definition.
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'going on vacation to stop flim-flam' is the wordplay.
'on vacation' suggests removing the centre (after the inside letters have vacated the word).
'to stop' is an insertion indicator (stop can mean to plug a hole in something).
'flim-flam' becomes 'wile' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'going' with its middle taken out is 'gg'.
'gg' going inside 'wile' is 'WIGGLE'.

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(Other definitions for wiggle that I've seen before include "Move jerkily" , "Worm-like movement (of the hips?)" , "Leg wig (anag.)" , "Jiggle, joggle" , "Move from side to side, say toes" .)

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