Aware Zoning Act needs to be reformed (9)
I believe the answer is:
cognizant
'aware' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'zoning act needs to be reformed' is the wordplay.
'needs to be reformed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'zoning'+'act'='zoningact'
'zoningact' is an anagram of 'COGNIZANT'.
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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