Total number turning round exhausted (5)
I believe the answer is:
inall
'turning round exhausted' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'total number' is the wordplay.
'total' becomes 'inal' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'number' becomes 'L' (L is an example).
'inal'+'l'='INALL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for inall that I've seen is " everything counted".)
I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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