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Only aim to change maintenance (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alimony

'maintenance' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'only aim to change' is the wordplay.
'to change' indicates an anagram.
'only'+'aim'='onlyaim'
'onlyaim' with letters rearranged gives 'ALIMONY'.

(Other definitions for alimony that I've seen before include "A cost of divorce?" , "Payment to divorcee" , "financial support separately provided" , "Allowance paid to spouse after divorce" , "Allowance payable to divorced wife" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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