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Views supple student in pirouette (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swivel

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'pirouette' is the definition.
(I know that pirouette is a kind of swivel)

'views supple student' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'views' is 'swive' which is within the answer.
'student' could be 'l' (as in L-plates for learner drivers) and 'l' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for swivel that I've seen before include "Turn as if on a pivot, like a kind of chair" , "Turn on a chair, say" , "Spin on the spot" , "Rotating coupling" , "Revolve" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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