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Changed doctor provided, that is, daughters come round (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

modified

'changed' is the definition.
(modifying is a kind of changing)

'doctor provided that is daughters come round' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'mo' (medical officer**).
'provided' becomes 'if'.
'that is' becomes 'ie' ('i.e.' can be a synonym of 'that is').
'daughters' becomes 'dd' (I've seen this in other clues).
'come round' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'if'+'ie'='ifie'
'ifie' going inside 'dd' is 'dified'.
'mo'+'dified'='MODIFIED'

(Other definitions for modified that I've seen before include "Reformed" , "tweaked" , "Changed or qualified" , "Changed slightly, form or quality" , "Altered, changed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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