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Make the cocoa go round in jug? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stir

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'jug?' is the definition.
(both are slang for prison)

'make the cocoa go round' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sir' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for stir that I've seen before include "riot" , "Cause trouble" , "A slangy prison - whisk it" , "in which you'll find people with convictions" , "Agitate, arouse" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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