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Orders cat's diet to be changed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dictates

'orders' is the definition.
('dictate' can be a synonym of 'order')

'cat's diet to be changed' is the wordplay.
'to be changed' is an anagram indicator.
'cats'+'diet'='catsdiet'
'catsdiet' anagrammed gives 'DICTATES'.

(Other definitions for dictates that I've seen before include "Orders" , "Gives imperative command in acid test" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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