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Sad brown cape changed for fawn (3,3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bow and scrape

'fawn' is the definition.
(both can mean to act obsequiously)

'sad brown cape changed' is the wordplay.
'changed' indicates an anagram.
'sad'+'brown'+'cape'='sadbrowncape'
'sadbrowncape' with letters rearranged gives 'BOW AND SCRAPE'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for bow and scrape that I've seen before include "Behave obsequiously" , "Be obsequious" , "Show humility" , "Two ways to fiddle" , "show subservience" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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