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Need change, party finished (5,2)

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I believe the answer is:

ended up

'finished' is the definition.
('end up' can be a synonym of 'finish')

'need change party' is the wordplay.
'change' indicates an anagram.
'party' becomes 'dup' (Democratic Unionist Party).
'need' is an anagram of 'ende'.
'ende'+'dup'='ENDED UP'

(Other definitions for ended up that I've seen before include "Reached final state (as)" , "Finished" , "Arrived eventually" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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