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Have one's fling as a broadcaster? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scatter

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'have' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to change as well as being verbs in their base form.
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(Other definitions for scatter that I've seen before include "Car test (anag)" , "Throw in random directions" , "Dissipate" , "Spread" , "Strew over an area" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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