Former lover was inclined to be put out (8)
I believe the answer is:
extended
'be put out' is the definition.
'former lover was inclined' is the wordplay.
'former lover' becomes 'ex'.
'was inclined' becomes 'tended' (I've seen this before).
'ex'+'tended'='EXTENDED'
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for extended that I've seen before include "Protracted, elongated" , "Long" , "Prolonged, lengthened" , "Stretched out over a distance" , "Widened" .)