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A tense adult partnership, until now going nowhere (2,1,10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

at a standstill

'going nowhere' is the definition.
(at a standstill means not moving)

'a tense adult partnership until now' is the wordplay.
'tense' becomes 't' (abbreviation used in many dictionaries).
'adult' becomes 'a' (abbreviation).
'partnership' becomes 'stand' (I've seen this before).
'until now' becomes 'still' (still can mean 'even now').
'a'+'t'+'a'+'stand'+'still'='AT A STANDSTILL'

(Another definition for at a standstill that I've seen is " Stopped".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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