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Servant had a mind to change (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

handmaid

'servant' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'had a mind to change' is the wordplay.
'to change' indicates an anagram.
'had'+'a'+'mind'='hadamind'
'hadamind' with letters rearranged gives 'HANDMAID'.

(Other definitions for handmaid that I've seen before include "Female servant" , "Female attendant" , "servant - with 2d" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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