Changed dates and role (5)

I believe the answer is:

stead

'role' is the definition.
(stead is a kind of role)

'changed dates' is the wordplay.
'changed' indicates an anagram.
'dates' is an anagram of 'STEAD'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Another definition for stead that I've seen is " Place, function or role of another".)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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