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Been changed with water, heat? Becoming this maybe (7-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

weather-beaten

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'this maybe' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is not.

'been changed with water heat?' is the wordplay.
'changed with' is an anagram indicator.
'water'+'heat'='waterheat'
'been' mixed up with 'waterheat' gives 'WEATHER-BEATEN'.

'becoming' is the link.

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(Other definitions for weather-beaten that I've seen before include "Rugged" , "Damaged by storms, etc" , "Well-seasoned" , "Showing signs of exposure to the elements" , "Worn by the elements" .)

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