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She takes me out for a change of air (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

marie

'she' is the definition.

'me out for a change of air' is the wordplay.
'out' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'for a change of' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'for a change' mean this).
'air' with letters rearranged gives 'ari'.
'me' placed around 'ari' is 'MARIE'.

'takes' is the link.

(Other definitions for marie that I've seen before include "- Lloyd, English music- hall entertainer" , "French queen, d.1793" , "-- Antoinette" , "girl" , "-- Curie, scientist" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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