Confused, removed top of oar on the day (6)
I believe the answer is:
addled
This might be a double definition.
'confused' is the first definition.
(addling is a kind of confusing)
'removed top of oar on the day' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to change as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for addled that I've seen before include "Lost" , "Confused (wits); made rotten" , "became rotten" , "Gone bad (of eggs)" , "Corrupt" .)