Sucked-in duck flew around? (8)

I believe the answer is:

hoovered

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'sucked-in duck flew around?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'in duck flew around?' is the wordplay.
'in duck' becomes 'o' (resembles zero - 'duck' in cricket. I am not sure about the 'in' bit.).
'flew' becomes 'hovered' (hovering is a kind of flying).
'around?' indicates putting letters inside.
'o' placed into 'hovered' is 'HOOVERED'.

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I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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