Twisted about and fleeced (7)
I believe the answer is:
crooked
'twisted' is the definition.
('crooked' can be similar in meaning to 'twisted')
'about and fleeced' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa').
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'fleeced' becomes 'rooked' (I've seen this before).
'c'+'rooked'='CROOKED'
(Other definitions for crooked that I've seen before include "Criminal" , "Awry - untrustworthy" , "Not straight or aligned" , "Misshapen" , "Warped" .)