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Consented to Lou going after precious metal (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

agreed

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'consented' is the definition.
(agreeing is a kind of consenting)

'lou going after precious metal' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'metal' could be 're' (Re is an example) and 're' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'aged' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for agreed that I've seen before include "Saw eye to eye" , "ratified" , "Acceded" , "Was consistent" , "Did concur" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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