Western baddie circle (5)

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wheel

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'circle' is the definition.
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'western baddie' is the wordplay.
'western' becomes 'w'.
'baddie' becomes 'heel' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'w'+'heel'='WHEEL'

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(Other definitions for wheel that I've seen before include "No need to re-invent it!" , "Gyrate" , "One needless to reinvent" , "Potters throw on it" , "Go round" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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