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Liable to change (6)

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labile

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'liable to change' is the definition.
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'liable to change' is the wordplay.
'to change' is an anagram indicator.
'liable' with letters rearranged gives 'LABILE'.

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(Other definitions for labile that I've seen before include "(Chemically) unstable" , "easily changed" , "Open to change, adaptable - i.e. ball" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Independent.
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