Twists some stage acts (5)

I believe the answer is:

turns

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'twists' is the definition.
(I know this)

'some stage acts' is the wordplay.
'some' says to take the centre.
'stage' becomes 'put on' (as in putting on a show).
'acts' becomes 'urns' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The middle letter of 'puton' is 't'.
't'+'urns'='TURNS'

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(Other definitions for turns that I've seen before include "Goes off" , "Rotates" , "Moves in a new direction" , "Bends" , "Changes direction" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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