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Faint any minute now when wife comes in (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swoon

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'faint' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'any minute now when wife comes in' is the wordplay.
'any minute now' becomes 'so' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'when' becomes 'on' (I've seen this in other clues).
'wife' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'comes in' indicates putting letters inside.
'so'+'on'='soon'
'soon' placed around 'w' is 'SWOON'.

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(Other definitions for swoon that I've seen before include "experience ecstasy" , "Pass out" , "Show ecstasy" , "Fall fainting" , "Lose consciousness" .)

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