Generously treated pilots after a crash (6)

I believe the answer is:

spoilt

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'generously treated' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to change as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'pilots after a crash' is the wordplay.
'after a crash' is an anagram indicator.
'pilots' with letters rearranged gives 'SPOILT'.

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(Other definitions for spoilt that I've seen before include "injured" , "Ruined" , "Deprived" , "Destroyed the value of" , "Harmed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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