Establishes heaps after gender reassignment (6)

I believe the answer is:

founds

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'establishes' is the definition.
('found' can be a synonym of 'establish')

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Another definition for founds that I've seen is " Establishes".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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