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Catastrophe, as foci changed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fiasco

'catastrophe' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'as foci changed' is the wordplay.
'changed' indicates an anagram.
'as'+'foci'='asfoci'
'asfoci' with letters rearranged gives 'FIASCO'.

(Other definitions for fiasco that I've seen before include "Utter and ridiculous failure" , "An absolute mess, what a farce" , "Ignominious result" , "Ignominious failure" , "Utter failure, debacle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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