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Change hands after turning around (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swap

'change' is the definition.
(swapping is a kind of changing)

'hands after turning around' is the wordplay.
'hands' becomes 'paws' ('paw' can be a synonym of 'hand').
'after turning around' says the letters should be written backwards.
'paws' back-to-front is 'SWAP'.

(Other definitions for swap that I've seen before include "trade" , "Wasp (anag)" , "Fifty-fifty odds" , "Exchange for paws" , "Exchange; hands back" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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