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Gives head in toolshed with gymnastic manoeuvre (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

handstand

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'gymnastic manoeuvre' is the definition.
'handstand' can be an answer for 'manoeuvre' (I have seen 'Acrobatic manoeuvre ' mean 'handstand' so perhaps 'manoeuvre' could also mean 'handstand'). I am not sure about the 'gymnastic' bit.

'gives head in toolshed with' is the wordplay.
'gives' becomes 'hands' ('hand' can be a synonym of 'give').
'head in' says to take the initial letters.
'with' becomes 'and'.
The first letter of 'toolshed' is 't'.
'hands'+'t'+'and'='HANDSTAND'

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(Other definitions for handstand that I've seen before include "good balance, head right down" , "Acrobatic manoeuvre" , "Gymnastic inversion" , "That's an inversion!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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