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Go for a Spin

What it means

Take a short pleasure drive with no particular destination in mind.

Where it comes from

The spin came before the car. Cyclists in the late 1800s took a spin, named for the wheels, and motorists borrowed the word along with the idea of going nowhere in particular.

The puzzle it came from

Go for a Spin was the answer to the Phrasicle of July 28, 2025. The clue read ____ for a ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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Phrasicle: Go for a Spin