Renault changing gear (7)

I believe the answer is:

neutral

'gear?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'renault changing' is the wordplay.
'changing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'renault' is an anagram of 'NEUTRAL'.

(Other definitions for neutral that I've seen before include "negative or positive? Neither" , "Supporting neither side" , "Having no personal preference" , "Having no decided colour" , "Impartial; beige" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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