Changes his wet flannels (6)

I believe the answer is:

whites

'flannels' is the definition.
('white' can be a synonym of 'flannel')

'changes his wet' is the wordplay.
'changes' indicates an anagram.
'his'+'wet'='hiswet'
'hiswet' with letters rearranged gives 'WHITES'.

(Other definitions for whites that I've seen before include "that's what batsmen are into" , "Outfit for cricket" , "club" , "Not the yolks" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail, The Irish Independent and The Telegraph.

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