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Lived to have terribly lewd time (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dwelt

'lived' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'terribly lewd time' is the wordplay.
'terribly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'lewd' with letters rearranged gives 'dwel'.
'dwel'+'t'='DWELT'

'to have' is the link.

(Other definitions for dwelt that I've seen before include "Focused anxiously" , "Thought moodily (about something)" , "Remained" , "Spoke at length" , "lodged" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express and The Mirror.
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