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Miraculous place of old, sure to have changed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lourdes

'miraculous place' is the definition.
(Lourdes is associated with miracle cures)

'old sure to have changed' is the wordplay.
'to have changed' is an anagram indicator.
'old'+'sure'='oldsure'
'oldsure' with letters rearranged gives 'LOURDES'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for lourdes that I've seen before include "It offers hope to the sick" , "Place of pilgrimage in the French Pyrenees" , "SW France pilgrimage site" , "Lured so to revered shrine in south of France" , "Shrine in SW France" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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