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End of marriage, odd divorce (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

estrange

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'divorce' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'end of marriage odd' is the wordplay.
'end of marriage' becomes 'e' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'odd' becomes 'strange' (I've seen this in another clue).
'e'+'strange'='ESTRANGE'

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(Other definitions for estrange that I've seen before include "Lose friendship" , "Make enemy of sergeant" , "drive apart" , "Alienate from friendship" , "Become unfriendly towards sergeant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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