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Capricious advertiser said to leave it and go back to original version (6)

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I believe the answer is:

revert

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'capricious advertiser said to leave it and go back to original version' is the definition.
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'capricious advertiser said to leave' is the wordplay.
'capricious' is an anagram indicator.
'to leave' suggests deleting specific letters.
'advertiser' with 'said' taken out is 'verter'.
'verter' anagrammed gives 'REVERT'.

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(Other definitions for revert that I've seen before include "Regress" , "Return to (earlier state)" , "Go back to a former practice" , "Go back to former condition" , "Return to former condition or habit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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