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Turns, beginning to show legs (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spins

'turns' is the definition.
(spin is a kind of turn)

'beginning to show legs' is the wordplay.
'beginning to' indicates taking the first letters.
'legs' becomes 'pins' (pin is a kind of leg).
The first letter of 'show' is 's'.
's'+'pins'='SPINS'

(Other definitions for spins that I've seen before include "Revolves" , "Gyrates" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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