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Divorced role taken by news boss (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parted

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'divorced' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'role taken by news boss' is the wordplay.
'role' becomes 'part' (eg a part or role in a film).
'taken by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'news boss' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'part'+'ed'='PARTED'

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(Other definitions for parted that I've seen before include "One's hair might be" , "Divided or went separate ways" , "Divided and said goodbye" , "Divided, broken" , "Divided or separated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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