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Loaf, perhaps, a dishonest thing to do (5)

Ross

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twist

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(Other definitions for twist that I've seen before include "See Oliver" , "Bend round; dance" , "Tobacco - fraud - unexpected development - dance" , "Turn - Dickensian" , "tobacco to chew?" .)

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