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Need dream somehow to get twisted (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meandered

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'twisted' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with motion as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'need dream somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates an anagram.
'need'+'dream'='needdream'
'needdream' anagrammed gives 'MEANDERED'.

'to get' is the link.

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

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