Change for the better? (9)
'change for the better?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the better?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
'better?' could be 'amend' (synonyms) and 'amend' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'men' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for amendment that I've seen before include "the fifth one benefiting Uncle Sam's defendants?" , "a bit of a change!" , "Addition or alteration, to a motion or official document, say" , "Corrective treatment" , "Change designed to improve a text" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">change for the better</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for amend that I've seen before include "Change, alter" , "Change for the better" , "Change to improve" , "Alter in writing" , "Make small improvements to" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">change for the better</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for reform that I've seen before include "Show improvement" , "Change one's ways (for the better?)" , "Mend one's ways" , "Go straight" , "Removal of abuses" .)
(Other definitions for upturn that I've seen before include "Improvement in business activity" , "Improvement, better trend in business" , "Recovery" , "economic improvement" , "Rise" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">change for the better</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for improve that I've seen before include "Polish" , "reform" , "Get or make better" , "pick up" , "Become better" .)
(Other definitions for improvement that I've seen before include "Upgrade" , "Act of making better" , "Betterment" , "recovery" , "Enhancement" .)