Cropping in a circle

Sorry, this is a very basic question but i can't seem to figure it out.
I am trying to make a circle logo and some of my vectors are half in and half out of my circle shape, what i want is for anything outside the shape to be cropped/not visible in the finished project.
Any help greatly appreciated as i am losing my patience and my mind at the moment
TIA
Nick
P.S I'm using illustrator CS6

NJP,
what i want is for anything outside the shape to be cropped/not visible in the finished project.
It is always neater to have the final artwork be what you see, with no hidden outlying parts.
But as you may know, in some cases Pathfinder operations (may) wreck the artwork.
If you have one/some of those cases, you may consider using another solution where you hide part of the artwork, such as a Clipping Mask or an Opacity Mask
If you must, you may crop a Clipping Mask to its Bounding Box as a destructive deed.
For Pathfinder destructive deeds, you may search for Ofelas rather than Pathfinder.

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