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Worldly change of heart (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earth

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'worldly change' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.

'of heart' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates an anagram (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'heart' is an anagram of 'EARTH'.

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(Other definitions for earth that I've seen before include "Huge cost" , "Land" , "World - soil" , "Lair; planet" , "dirt" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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