Associated with altered appearance (7)

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'associated' is the definition.
(relating is a kind of associating)

'altered appearance' is the wordplay.
'altered' can be anagrammed to 'RELATED'.
But, I'm not clear how this is indicated.

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for related that I've seen before include "Told in detail, being connected" , "Narrated; connected" , "Told; akin" , "spilled the beans" , "of one family" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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