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No leech changed position (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

echelon

'position' is the definition.
(I know that echelon is a type of position)

'no leech changed' is the wordplay.
'changed' indicates an anagram.
'no'+'leech'='noleech'
'noleech' anagrammed gives 'ECHELON'.

(Other definitions for echelon that I've seen before include "Tier" , "Level or rank of authority, upper or lower" , "Military stepped formation" , "Staggering display of military" , "Level in hierarchy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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