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Need dream interpretation twisted around (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meandered

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'twisted around' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'need dream interpretation' is the wordplay.
'interpretation' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'need'+'dream'='needdream'
'needdream' anagrammed gives 'MEANDERED'.

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(Other definitions for meandered that I've seen before include "(Of river) snaked" , "Of stream, followed a winding course" , "Wandered randomly" , "Named deer who wandered about" , "Wandered around aimlessly" .)

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