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Turn on tiptoe and rue spinning (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pirouette

'turn' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'tiptoe and rue spinning' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'spinning' indicates an anagram.
'tiptoe' after 'rue' is 'ruetiptoe'.
'ruetiptoe' is an anagram of 'PIROUETTE'.

'on' is the link.

(Other definitions for pirouette that I've seen before include "Spin on one foot" , "A dancer's spinning movement on tiptoe" , "Balletic whirl" , "Take turn on foot" , "Rapid spin of the body on the toes in ballet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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