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How great age changes one! (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eon

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'how great age' is the definition.
'eon' can be an answer for 'age' (eon is a kind of age). I'm not sure about the 'how great' bit.

'changes one' is the wordplay.
'changes' indicates anagramming the letters.
'one' anagrammed gives 'EON'.

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(Other definitions for eon that I've seen before include "Age, epoch" , "Long period of time" , "Very long age" , "In time, long division" , "Vast age (alt. sp.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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