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Former wife finishing with Bill? Spot on (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exact

'spot on' is the definition.
(spot on means exactly right)

'former wife finishing with bill?' is the wordplay.
'former wife' becomes 'ex' (an ex-wife).
'finishing with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'bill?' becomes 'act' (I've seen this in other clues).
'ex'+'act'='EXACT'

(Other definitions for exact that I've seen before include "Demand, extort" , "Precise - demand" , "Demand and obtain" , "on the money" , "Finished" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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