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Argued with old socialite who's taken on an old rocker (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

debated

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'argued' is the definition.
('debate' can be a synonym of 'argue')

'old socialite who's taken on an old rocker' is the wordplay.
'old socialite who' becomes 'deb' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'taken on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'an' becomes 'a'.
'old rocker' becomes 'ted' (member of the Teddy boy subculture).
'deb'+'a'+'ted'='DEBATED'

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for debated that I've seen before include "Discussed in public" , "Considered" , "Discussed formally" , "Argued" , "Contemplated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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