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Match official swore to hold ball, having changed viewpoint (10)

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I believe the answer is:

refocussed

'changed viewpoint' is the definition.
(changed viewpoint or focus)

'match official swore to hold ball' is the wordplay.
'match official' becomes 'ref' (referee).
'swore' becomes 'cussed' ('cuss' can be a synonym of 'swear').
'to hold' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'ball' becomes 'o' (O looks like a ball).
'ref'+'cussed'='refcussed'
'refcussed' enclosing 'o' is 'REFOCUSSED'.

'having' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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