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Kinky thing with bachelor getting close (4)

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I believe the answer is:

bend

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'kinky thing' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'bachelor getting close' is the wordplay.
'bachelor' becomes 'B' (abbreviation e.g. BA=Bachelor of Arts).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'close' becomes 'end' (close can mean to end or finish).
'b'+'end'='BEND'

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for bend that I've seen before include "It may be sinister" , "Stoop; (heraldic) stripe" , "Crook" , "Crouch" , "Dish of raw vegetables" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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