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Vicious
circles
ending
in
deadlock,
lose
control
(4)
Vicious circles ending in deadlock, lose control (4)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition here is lose control, which is what a car does when it skids. "Vicious" points to punk rocker Sid Vicious, giving SID, which circles (goes around) K — the letter ending the word "deadlock". Wrapping SID around that K gives S-K-ID.