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Condemn old partner — gosh, a Greek troublemaker! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

excoriate

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'condemn' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'old partner gosh a greek troublemaker' is the wordplay.
'old partner' becomes 'ex' (an ex-partner).
'gosh' becomes 'cor' (I've seen this before).
'a greek' becomes 'i' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'troublemaker' becomes 'ate' (Greek goddess of mischief).
'ex'+'cor'+'i'+'ate'='EXCORIATE'

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(Other definitions for excoriate that I've seen before include "roast" , "Flay" .)

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