Nice change for a former soccer star (4)

I believe the answer is:

ince

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'a former soccer star' is the definition.
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'nice change' is the wordplay.
'change' indicates anagramming the letters.
'nice' is an anagram of 'INCE'.

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(Another definition for ince that I've seen is " at 16 down [MAN UNITED]".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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