Starts to wind her in, rotating large wheel (5)

I believe the answer is:

whirl

'wheel' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'starts to wind her in rotating large' is the wordplay.
'starts to' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'wind her in rotating large' is 'WHIRL'.

(Other definitions for whirl that I've seen before include "Dervish may" , "state of confusion" , "quick turn" , "Rotate" , "Swirl, spin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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