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Annoy former spouse after five (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vex

'annoy' is the definition.
(I know that annoy can be written as vex)

'former spouse after five' is the wordplay.
'former spouse' becomes 'ex' (an ex-spouse).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'five' becomes 'V' (Roman numeral).
'ex' after 'v' is 'VEX'.

(Other definitions for vex that I've seen before include "Irritate, annoy" , "upset" , "Irk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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