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Agency to change names (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

means

'agency' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'change names' is the wordplay.
'change' indicates an anagram.
'names' anagrammed gives 'MEANS'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for means that I've seen before include "considerable income" , "Resources; intends" , "Ways" , "way" , "Intends - capital" .)

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