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Account for former partner of homely aspect (7)

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I believe the answer is:

explain

'account for' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'former partner of homely aspect' is the wordplay.
'former partner' becomes 'ex' (an ex-partner).
'of homely aspect' becomes 'plain' (plain can mean homely or simple).
'ex'+'plain'='EXPLAIN'

(Other definitions for explain that I've seen before include "Describe" , "Elucidate, clarify" , "Expound" , "Make intelligible and account for" , "offer clarification" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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