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Rider changes books of psalms (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

psalters

'books of psalms' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'rider changes' is the wordplay.
'rider' becomes 'PS' (a rider is a clause added to a contract, so a P.S.).
'changes' becomes 'alters' ('alter' can be a synonym of 'change').
'ps'+'alters'='PSALTERS'

(Other definitions for psalters that I've seen before include "religious books" , "Versions of the Book of Psalms" , "liturgical books" , "Books of Psalms" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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