Crossword Genius

Modify piece of local terminology (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alter

'modify' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'of local terminology' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'ALTER' is hidden within 'local terminology'.

'piece' is the link.

(Other definitions for alter that I've seen before include "Change, make different" , "Revise" , "reform" , "Alert to change" , "shift" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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