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Change your voting system after revolution (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vary

'change' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'your voting system after revolution' is the wordplay.
'your' becomes 'yr'.
'voting system' becomes 'av' (alternative vote electoral system).
'after revolution' is a reversal indicator.
'yr'+'av'='yrav'
'yrav' backwards is 'VARY'.

(Other definitions for vary that I've seen before include "Diversify" , "Differ from a standard" , "Undergo change" , "Fluctuate" , "Be or become diverse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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