Crossword Genius

Former lover with old sign of nerves? That's unusual (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exotic

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

'former lover with old sign of nerves?' is the wordplay.
'former lover' becomes 'ex' (an ex-lover).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'old' becomes 'o' (abbreviation).
'sign of nerves?' becomes 'tic' (as in a nervous tic).
'ex'+'o'+'tic'='EXOTIC'

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for exotic that I've seen before include "Strikingly strange or unusual" , "Alluringly foreign" , "Foreign; strikingly colourful" , "Glamorous or strange from abroad" , "Having a strange beauty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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