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A king's to change into animal hide? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

goatskin

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'animal hide?' is the definition.
'goatskin' can be an answer for 'hide?' (goatskin is a kind of hide). I am not sure about the 'animal' bit.

'a king's to change' is the wordplay.
'change' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'kings'+'to'='akingsto'
'akingsto' is an anagram of 'GOATSKIN'.

'into' is the link.

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(Other definitions for goatskin that I've seen before include "Type of leather - a song kit (anag)" , "Billy's hide?" , "Leather - wine holder of old" , "Hide Billy or Nanny" , "Leather from nanny or billy?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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