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Tout PR i.e. dodgy source of elaborate spin (9)

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I believe the answer is:

pirouette

'spin' is the definition.
(pirouette is a kind of spin)

'tout pr i e dodgy source of elaborate' is the wordplay.
'dodgy' indicates an anagram.
'source of' says to take the initial letters.
The first letter of 'elaborate' is 'e'.
'tout'+'pr'+'i'+'e'='toutprie'
'toutprie' with letters rearranged gives 'pirouett'.
'pirouett'+'e'='PIROUETTE'

(Other definitions for pirouette that I've seen before include "Whirl round on one's toes" , "Balletic whirl" , "bit of dancing" , "Rapid spin of the body on the toes in ballet" , "Dancer's twirl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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