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Pass around clockwise initially, always the other way (4,5)

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vice versa

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'pass around clockwise initially always the other way' is the definition.
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'pass around clockwise initially always' is the wordplay.
'pass' becomes 'visa' (pass allowing international travel).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
'always' becomes 'ever' (synonyms).
The initial letter of 'clockwise' is 'c'.
'c'+'ever'='cever'
'visa' placed around 'cever' is 'VICE VERSA'.

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(Other definitions for vice versa that I've seen before include "The other way around" , "In reverse order" , "With the order reversed" , "otherwise" , "film" .)

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