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A constituent that's divorced? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apart

'divorced?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a constituent' is the wordplay.
'constituent' becomes 'part' (I've seen this before**).
'a'+'part'='APART'

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for apart that I've seen before include "out on a limb?" , "Cut off - in pieces" , "Separated physically" , "Estranged - in pieces" , "set aside" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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