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Switch positions from time to time (2,3,3)

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I think it could be either:

on and off

of fan don

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'time to time' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'switch positions from' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'switch' could be 'off' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'off' is found in the answer.
'from' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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