Crossword Genius

I'm old and accept changing is difficult (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

complicated

'difficult' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'i'm old and accept changing' is the wordplay.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'changing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'im'+'old'+'accept'='imoldaccept'
'imoldaccept' with letters rearranged gives 'COMPLICATED'.

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for complicated that I've seen before include "confused" , "Not simple" , "Tricky" , "consisting of many interconnecting parts" , "Intricate, difficult" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app