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Turn in a toboggan? Done! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swindled

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'done' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with social activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'turn in a toboggan?' is the wordplay.
'turn' becomes 'wind' (I've seen this before).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a toboggan?' becomes 'sled' (toboggan is a type of sled).
'wind' going inside 'sled' is 'SWINDLED'.

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(Other definitions for swindled that I've seen before include "Cheated (someone)" , "Ripped off" , "Defrauded" , "taken for a ride" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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