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Straightened out backside, wrinkly in audition (9)

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I believe the answer is:

realigned

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'straightened out backside' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to change as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'wrinkly in audition' is the wordplay.
'wrinkly' becomes 'ligne' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'audition' becomes 'read' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ligne' placed into 'read' is 'REALIGNED'.

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(Another definition for realigned that I've seen is " Grouped again on a new basis".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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