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Halt after turning around four turns (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pivots

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'turns' is the definition.
(pivoting is a kind of turning)

'halt after turning around four' is the wordplay.
'halt after turning' becomes 'pots' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'four' becomes 'IV' (Roman numerals for four).
'pots' enclosing 'iv' is 'PIVOTS'.

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(Other definitions for pivots that I've seen before include "Rotates" , "Swivels" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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