The first to run off and spin (4)
I believe the answer is:
turn
'spin' is the definition.
(I know that circumvolve is the is a more specific form of the action of spin.)
'the first to run off' is the wordplay.
'the first to' becomes 't' (1st letter of 'to').
'off' indicates an anagram.
'run' with letters rearranged gives 'urn'.
't'+'urn'='TURN'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for turn that I've seen before include "Twist; go" , "Sour" , "Rotate - go" , "Move in a new direction" , "Shock - move - change course" .)