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Change hands over (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swap

'change' is the definition.
(I know that swap is a more specific form of the action change)

'hands over' is the wordplay.
'hands' becomes 'paws' ('paw' can be a synonym of 'hand').
'over' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'paws' back-to-front is 'SWAP'.

(Other definitions for swap that I've seen before include "Exchange, barter" , "Substitute' feet backwards" , "Fifty-fifty odds" , "Interchange" , "Exchange for paws" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.
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