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A change of heart for one mother (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earth

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'one mother' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'a change of heart' is the wordplay.
'a change of' indicates an anagram.
'heart' is an anagram of 'EARTH'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for earth that I've seen before include "It is necessary to clear" , "Fox's underground lair" , "our home" , "wire" , "Familiar example of 1 Across" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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