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For a change, rather eat pulse (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

heart rate

'pulse' is the definition.
(I know that pulse can be written as heart rate)

'for a change rather eat' is the wordplay.
'for a change' indicates an anagram.
'rather'+'eat'='rathereat'
'rathereat' anagrammed gives 'HEART RATE'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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