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Changeable type in unusually clean home (9)

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I believe the answer is:

chameleon

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'changeable type' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

'unusually clean home' is the wordplay.
'unusually' indicates anagramming the letters.
'clean'+'home'='cleanhome'
'cleanhome' with letters rearranged gives 'CHAMELEON'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for chameleon that I've seen before include "It blends" , "One to blend in" , "colour changer" , "Lizard able to change its skin colour" , "Lizard hard to spot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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