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Ordering a change to part of US border (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rio grande

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'part of us border' is the definition.
'rio grande' can be an answer for 'border' (part of the US-Mexico border). I am unsure of the 'part of us' bit.

'ordering a change' is the wordplay.
'change' indicates an anagram.
'ordering'+'a'='orderinga'
'orderinga' is an anagram of 'RIO GRANDE'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for rio grande that I've seen before include "US-Mexico border river" , "Waterway rising in Colorado" , "American flower" , "Great river bordering USA and Mexico" , "US/Mexican border river" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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