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Means to alter headings (5)

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I believe the answer is:

names

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'headings' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'means to alter' is the wordplay.
'to alter' indicates an anagram.
'means' anagrammed gives 'NAMES'.

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(Other definitions for names that I've seen before include "People and things are known by them" , "celebrities" , "Appellations or identifiers" , "Titles" , "Heroes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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