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Doctor adored Liberal woman past her prime? (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

old dear

'woman past her prime?' is the definition.
(term for an elderly woman)

'doctor adored liberal' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates an anagram.
'liberal' becomes 'l' (abbreviation).
'adored'+'l'='adoredl'
'adoredl' anagrammed gives 'OLD DEAR'.

(Other definitions for old dear that I've seen before include "Senior citizen" , "Patronising term for an elderly woman" , "Granny" , "Perhaps Grandma's" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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