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Celebrate as old lover upset group (5)

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I believe the answer is:

extol

'celebrate' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'old lover upset group' is the wordplay.
'old lover' becomes 'ex' (an ex-lover).
'upset' says the letters should be written backwards.
'group' becomes 'lot'.
'lot' back-to-front is 'tol'.
'ex'+'tol'='EXTOL'

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for extol that I've seen before include "Praise greatly" , "Pay tribute to" , "Glorify - honour" , "Acclaim" , "Highly commend" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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