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Change trains avoiding current model (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

transpose

'change' is the definition.
(transposing is a kind of changing)

'trains avoiding current model' is the wordplay.
'avoiding' suggests deleting specific letters.
'current' becomes 'i' (symbol for electric current).
'model' becomes 'pose' ('pose' can be a synonym of 'model'**).
'trains' with 'i' taken away is 'trans'.
'trans'+'pose'='TRANSPOSE'

(Other definitions for transpose that I've seen before include "Write (music) into different key" , "show skill at keyboard?" , "Cause to swap places" , "Adjust key" , "Change the order or arrangement of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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