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Hands over exchanged gift (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swap

'exchanged gift' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hands over' is the wordplay.
'hands' becomes 'paws' ('paw' can be a synonym of 'hand').
'over' is a reversal indicator.
'paws' back-to-front is 'SWAP'.

(Other definitions for swap that I've seen before include "Fifty-fifty odds" , "Exchange; hands back" , "Exchange for paws" , "Switch" , "Change over" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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