Oliver’s dance? (5)

I believe the answer is:

twist

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(Other definitions for twist that I've seen before include "Bend round; dance" , "Screw; distort" , "Nineteen sixties dance; distort" , "Misrepresent - dance" , "Wind around like Dickens' Oliver" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Hindu.

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