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Loop-de-loops wound round-and-round

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All Minute Cryptic clues for October 25 2026
THE MISSING PIECE

Loop-de-loops wound round-and-round

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THE ANSWER

SPOOLED

The definition

Our definition here is 'wound round-and-round', and our answer will be a word meaning just that.

The wordplay

Reversal

This clue's fodder is 'de-loops'. We'll use these letters to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).

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