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Dear old partner, deeply thoughtful (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

expensive

'dear' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'old partner deeply thoughtful' is the wordplay.
'old partner' becomes 'ex' (an ex-partner).
'deeply thoughtful' becomes 'pensive' (I've seen this before).
'ex'+'pensive'='EXPENSIVE'

(Other definitions for expensive that I've seen before include "High in price" , "priceless" , "Highly-priced" , "Costing a lot of money" , "Charging a lot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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