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Wind noodle around middle of chopstick (5)

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I believe the answer is:

twist

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'wind' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'noodle around middle of chopstick' is the wordplay.
'noodle' becomes 'attic' (synonyms).
'around' says to take the centre.
'middle of chopstick' becomes 'wist' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The middle of 'attic' is 't'.
't'+'wist'='TWIST'

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(Other definitions for twist that I've seen before include "Misrepresent - dance" , "another card, please" , "bread" , "Cheat; unexpected plot development" , "Distort - dance from the 1960s" .)

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