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When a wild bear has a dizzy head, keep out! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

debar

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'keep out' is the definition.
(to debar someone is to keep them out of something)

'when a wild bear' is the wordplay.
'when' becomes 'd' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a wild' indicates an anagram.
'bear' anagrammed gives 'ebar'.
'd'+'ebar'='DEBAR'

'has a dizzy head' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for debar that I've seen before include "Refuse to admit" , "Shut out, preclude" , "Exclude (from right)" , "Black" , "Stop" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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