Aristocrat made to change (4)
I believe the answer is:
dame
'aristocrat' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'made to change' is the wordplay.
'to change' indicates anagramming the letters.
'made' with letters rearranged gives 'DAME'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dame that I've seen before include "Peeress" , "Broad" , "Female equivalent of a knight" , "Comic pantomime role" , "British title for a lady" .)