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Not liable to change where horses are kept (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stable

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'where horses are kept' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'not liable to change' is the wordplay.
'not liable' becomes 'le' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'change' becomes 'stab' (stab is a kind of change).
'le' after 'stab' is 'STABLE'.

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(Other definitions for stable that I've seen before include "Not likely to fail" , "Steady - home for dobbin" , "Solid" , "Firmly fixed - home for horse" , "'Steady, not given to sudden change (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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