The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 letter word ABOUT TURN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ABOUT TURN
- Change after a boxing match, as soldiers may be ordered
- Shock at end of boxing match, after a reversal of direction
- A fight to reverse complete change of policy
- Sick spell and sick feeling after a change of policy
- Concerned with convert’s total change of opinion
- Change of direction in contest dividing planet without leader
- Military command connected with revolution
- Complete reversal in a fight with performer
- Reverse order
- A period of fighting short illness leads to complete change of attitude
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The straight part
We know that "complete change of attitude" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case complete change of attitude = about turn.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ABOUT TURN mean?
ABOUT TURN noun- A turn of 180 degrees, typically in a military formation.
- Total reversal of opinion or attitude.
- To turn 180 degrees, typically in a military formation.