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USA cred changed campaign (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crusade

'campaign' is the definition.
(I know that campaign can be written as crusade)

'usa cred changed' is the wordplay.
'changed' indicates an anagram.
'usa'+'cred'='usacred'
'usacred' is an anagram of 'CRUSADE'.

(Other definitions for crusade that I've seen before include "Medieval Christian military expedition to capture the Holy Land" , "Holy war" , "Vigorous campaign" , "Drive" , "Religious war" .)

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