The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word SOMERSAULT
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More clues leading to the result SOMERSAULT
- Move acrobatically, hearing of a certain attack
- Convoluted spring is two seasons, by the sound of it
- In complete reversal season broadcast twice
- Mao’s result creates policy reversal
- Turnover from two seasons, say
- Soundly season, repeat, roll …
- Acrobatic feat in what sounds like two seasons
- During which one is almost sure to be turned over?
- Tumbler’s needed for this cocktail of rum, sloes, and a dash of tonic
- Gymnastic feat in heyday heard by experienced sailor on radio
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The straight part
We know that "Move acrobatically" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case move acrobatically = somersault.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SOMERSAULT mean?
SOMERSAULT noun- Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degree while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet going over one's head.
- To perform a somersault.