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Changes M&S trousers for friend returning legwear (13)

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I believe the answer is:

metamorphoses

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'changes' is the definition.
(metamorphosis is a kind of change)

'ms trousers for friend returning legwear' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'legwear' could be 'hose' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'hose' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Another definition for metamorphoses that I've seen is " Complete changes".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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