Emotional old lover worthy of praise in war? (9)
I believe the answer is:
excitable
'emotional' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'old lover worthy of praise in war?' is the wordplay.
'old lover' becomes 'ex' (an ex-lover).
'worthy of praise in war?' becomes 'citable' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ex'+'citable'='EXCITABLE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for excitable that I've seen before include "Hot-headed" , "Easily aroused or made emotional" , "Easily stimulated" , "Highly strung - easily roused" , "Volatile" .)