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To tear around in a whirl? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rotate

'a whirl?' is the definition.
(I know that whirl is a kind of rotate)

'to tear around' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to'+'tear'='totear'
'totear' is an anagram of 'ROTATE'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for rotate that I've seen before include "Go around" , "Turn round" , "Turn around on axis or central point" , "wheel" , "Go round and round" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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