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Part of the engine to spin round (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

piston

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'part of the engine' is the definition.
'piston' can be an answer for 'engine' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'part of the' bit.

'to spin round' is the wordplay.
'round' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to'+'spin'='tospin'
'tospin' with letters rearranged gives 'PISTON'.

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(Other definitions for piston that I've seen before include "Mechanical plunger" , "Part of a machine with a plunging motion" , "Transmitter of motion from camshaft to valve" , "Brass instrument's valve" , "Driving rod in engine" .)

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