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To be any different, it needs to be fixed! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bayonet

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'it needs to be fixed' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'to be any different' is the wordplay.
'different' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to'+'be'+'any'='tobeany'
'tobeany' anagrammed gives 'BAYONET'.

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(Other definitions for bayonet that I've seen before include "Knife fixed to the end of a rifle" , "Pointed weapon" , "Muzzle blade" , "one's attached to one's rifle - that's sort of fitting" , "Stabbing weapon" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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