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To tear madly round and round? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rotate

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

'round and' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for rotate that I've seen before include "Turn around an axle, swivel" , "Make to spin around" , "Go round and round" , "Turn round" , "Revolve" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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