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Round and round and round! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orotund

'round' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'round and round' is the wordplay.
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'round' becomes 'rotund' (I've seen this in other clues).
'o'+'rotund'='OROTUND'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for orotund that I've seen before include "Of speech, pompous and imposing" , "Full, clear and musical" , "Loud or pompous" , "Pompous - grandiose" , "Full, round" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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