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Scot on hill changes into middle gear (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loincloths

'middle gear' is the definition.
(gear worn around the middle of the body)

'scot on hill changes' is the wordplay.
'changes' indicates an anagram.
'scot'+'on'+'hill'='scotonhill'
'scotonhill' anagrammed gives 'LOINCLOTHS'.

'into' is the link.

(Another definition for loincloths that I've seen is " Underwear".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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