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Lover, once having pried, turned and ran out (7)

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I believe the answer is:

expired

'ran out' is the definition.
('expire' can be a synonym of 'run out')

'lover once having pried turned' is the wordplay.
'lover once' becomes 'ex' (an ex-lover).
'having' says to put letters next to each other.
'turned' is an anagram indicator.
'pried' with letters rearranged gives 'pired'.
'ex'+'pired'='EXPIRED'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for expired that I've seen before include "Run out" , "Ran out or died" , "Lapsed" , "Came to an end" , "Died; elapsed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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