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Restore a Blairite? The changes! (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rehabilitate

'restore' is the definition.
(rehabilitating is a kind of restoring)

'a blairite? the changes' is the wordplay.
'changes' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'blairite'+'the'='ablairitethe'
'ablairitethe' is an anagram of 'REHABILITATE'.

(Other definitions for rehabilitate that I've seen before include "Restore the reputation of (someone)" , "Restore to health" , "Restore after adversity" , "Restore to favour, position" , "Get back to normal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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