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Explain clue I cracked with girlfriend, perhaps (9)

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I believe the answer is:

elucidate

'explain' is the definition.
(I know this)

'clue i cracked with girlfriend perhaps' is the wordplay.
'cracked' indicates an anagram.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'girlfriend perhaps' becomes 'date' (I've seen this before).
'clue'+'i'='cluei'
'cluei' is an anagram of 'eluci'.
'eluci'+'date'='ELUCIDATE'

(Other definitions for elucidate that I've seen before include "Make clear and more comprehensible" , "Shed light on, clarify" , "Make clear, explain" , "Shed light upon" , "Throw light on a problem, make clear (9)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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