The point in figure-skating is twirls (4)

I believe the answer is:

gist

'the point' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'in figure-skating is twirls' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'GIST' can be found hidden inside 'figure skating is twirls'.

(Other definitions for gist that I've seen before include "Substance or general idea" , "Basic meaning" , "Substance of an argument" , "Real point or substance" , "The substance of a text" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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