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A change involving island enclosure for birds (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aviary

'enclosure for birds' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a change involving island' is the wordplay.
'change' becomes 'vary' ('vary' can be a synonym of 'change').
'involving' indicates putting letters inside.
'island' becomes 'i'.
'vary' going around 'i' is 'viary'.
'a'+'viary'='AVIARY'

(Other definitions for aviary that I've seen before include "Where flights are limited" , "Bird enclosure" , "Large birdcage" , "Collection of birds" , "Bird-house" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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