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Change warning as time moves forward (5)

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alter

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'change' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for alter that I've seen before include "shift" , "Alert to change" , "Adapt" , "Change or adjust" , "and 10 Across: Second self" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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