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Change of rule abroad (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

foreign

'abroad' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'change of rule' is the wordplay.
'change' indicates an anagram.
'rule' becomes 'reign' (reigning is a kind of ruling).
'of' is an anagram of 'fo'.
'fo'+'reign'='FOREIGN'

(Other definitions for foreign that I've seen before include "Peculiar" , "Non-native" , "Extraneous" , "Alien" , "Unfamiliar; from abroad" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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