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Former lover mentioned getting aroused (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

excited

'aroused' is the definition.
(I know that aroused can be written as excited)

'former lover mentioned getting' is the wordplay.
'former lover' becomes 'ex' (an ex-lover).
'mentioned' becomes 'cited' ('cite' can be a synonym of 'mention').
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'ex'+'cited'='EXCITED'

(Other definitions for excited that I've seen before include "Thrilled; agitated" , "Aroused, enthused" , "In a stir" , "moved by emotion" , "Animated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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