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Turning a list into new form (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rotation

'turning' is the definition.
(I know that rotation is a type of turning)

'a list into new form' is the wordplay.
'a list' becomes 'rota' (rota is a kind of list).
'new form' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'new form of' mean this).
'into' is an anagram of 'tion'.
'rota'+'tion'='ROTATION'

(Other definitions for rotation that I've seen before include "Action of turning" , "Turning motion" , "Revolutionary movement" , "Spinning motion or cyclic changes as of crops" , "Out of control" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.
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