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Bloody spirit gone over because of this perhaps (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

murder

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This clue could be a double definition.

'bloody' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to change as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'spirit gone over because of this perhaps' is the second definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

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(Other definitions for murder that I've seen before include "Red Rum (anag)" , "Deliberate homicide" , "Killing most foul" , "Dispatch" , "a lot of crows" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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