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Exchange short article for bandage (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swathe

'bandage' is the definition.
(swathe is a kind of bandage)

'exchange short article' is the wordplay.
'exchange' becomes 'swap' (swap is a kind of exchange).
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'article' becomes 'the' (the 'definite article' part of speech).
'swap' with its last letter removed is 'swa'.
'swa'+'the'='SWATHE'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for swathe that I've seen before include "Wrap in bandages - broad mown band" , "Swaddle - cut strip" , "row after reaping" , "Wrap in several layers" , "put bands around" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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