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Sharp turn by Oliver? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

twist

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'oliver?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'sharp turn by' is the wordplay.
'sharp' becomes 'wist' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'turn' becomes 't' (abbreviation in Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'wist' after 't' is 'TWIST'.

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(Other definitions for twist that I've seen before include "Turn; cheat" , "Distort; apply torque" , "See Oliver" , "One who wanted more" , "See 14" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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