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Change limited article for bandage (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swathe

'bandage' is the definition.
(swathe is a kind of bandage)

'change limited article' is the wordplay.
'change' becomes 'swat' (swat is a kind of change**).
'limited' means to remove the first letter.
'article' becomes 'the' (the 'definite article' part of speech).
'the' with its first letter removed is 'he'.
'swat'+'he'='SWATHE'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for swathe that I've seen before include "row after reaping" , "Broad strip (land)" , "Strip cut by a scythe" , "Envelop" , "An enveloping bandage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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