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His law changed one language (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swahili

'language' is the definition.
(Swahili is an example)

'his law changed one' is the wordplay.
'changed' is an anagram indicator.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'his'+'law'='hislaw'
'hislaw' anagrammed gives 'swahil'.
'swahil'+'i'='SWAHILI'

(Other definitions for swahili that I've seen before include "Language widespread in East Africa" , "Language of Kenya and lingua franca of other African areas" , "African tongue" , "An official language spoken in 15" , "Major Bantu language widely used in E Africa" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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