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Fed up with European Commission? Time to change allegiance (6)

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I believe the answer is:

defect

'change allegiance' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fed up with european commission? time' is the wordplay.
'fed up' becomes 'def' ('fed' going up in a down clue).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'european commission?' becomes 'ec'.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'def'+'ec'+'t'='DEFECT'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for defect that I've seen before include "go over to the other side" , "Desert - flaw" , "Failing or imperfection" , "Flaw; turn traitor" , "'Flaw, imperfection (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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