Changes strategy when private investigator votes to leave Europe (6)
I believe the answer is:
pivots
'changes strategy' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'private investigator votes to leave europe' is the wordplay.
'private investigator' becomes 'PI' (abbreviation).
'to leave' is a deletion indicator (some letters are left out).
'europe' becomes 'E' (abbreviation eg in E number).
'votes' with 'e' taken away is 'vots'.
'pi'+'vots'='PIVOTS'
'when' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pivots that I've seen before include "Rotates" , "Swivels" .)