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Change the directors and the office equipment (11)

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I believe the answer is:

switchboard

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'the office equipment' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'change the directors' is the wordplay.
'change' becomes 'switch' (synonyms).
'the directors' becomes 'board' (board of directors).
'switch'+'board'='SWITCHBOARD'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for switchboard that I've seen before include "Centre for telephone calls" , "Part of telecommunications network" , "means to getting the message across" , "Manual telephone exchange" , "Where one may see call girl" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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