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A French former spouse quoted as lacking enthusiasm (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unexcited

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'a french former spouse quoted as lacking enthusiasm' is the definition.
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'a french former spouse quoted' is the wordplay.
'a french' becomes 'un' ('a' in French).
'former spouse' becomes 'ex' (an ex-spouse).
'quoted' becomes 'cited' ('cite' can be a synonym of 'quote').
'un'+'ex'+'cited'='UNEXCITED'

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(Other definitions for unexcited that I've seen before include "In need of stimulation" , "Impassive" , "Showing little emotion" , "Not emotionally roused" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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