Surrounded, girl ended in confusion (9)
I believe the answer is:
engirdled
'surrounded girl ended in confusion' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'girl ended in confusion' is the wordplay.
'in confusion' indicates anagramming the letters.
'girl'+'ended'='girlended'
'girlended' anagrammed gives 'ENGIRDLED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for engirdled that I've seen is " went round".)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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