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Importunate about change in condition (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

permutation

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'change in condition' is the definition.
'permutation' can be an answer for 'change' (permutation is a kind of change). I am unsure of the 'in condition' bit.

'importunate about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'importunate' anagrammed gives 'PERMUTATION'.

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(Other definitions for permutation that I've seen before include "sort" , "Change of order" , "Changing the arrangement of certain elements" , "Possible ordering (of a number of items)" , "Varied order" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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