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Convoluted spring is two seasons, by the sound of it (10)

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I believe the answer is:

somersault

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'convoluted spring' is the definition.

'two seasons by the sound of it' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is located in the answer.
'it' could be 'sa' (old-fashioned abbreviation for sex appeal) and 'sa' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for somersault that I've seen before include "Perform acrobatic feat" , "Feat of acrobatics" , "policy switch" , "Turn head over heels" , "Move acrobatically" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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