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Repaired without Mike getting wound up (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ended

'wound up' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'repaired without mike' is the wordplay.
'repaired' becomes 'mended' ('mend' can be a synonym of 'repair').
'without' suggests deleting specific letters.
'mike' becomes 'm' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'mended' with 'm' taken away is 'ENDED'.

'getting' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ended that I've seen before include "wound-up" , "Having come to a conclusion" , "'Our revels now are . . . . .' (The Tempest)" , "Brought to a close" , "Broke off; finished" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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