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Changed terrible treadle (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

altered

'changed' is the definition.
('alter' can be a synonym of 'change')

'terrible treadle' is the wordplay.
'terrible' indicates an anagram.
'treadle' is an anagram of 'ALTERED'.

(Other definitions for altered that I've seen before include "Treadle (anag)" , "Changed, modified" , "Changed, adapted" , "Change" , "Converted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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