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Mean to state how long a person’s lived (7)

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I believe the answer is:

average

'mean' is the definition.
(I know that mean can be written as average)

'state how long a person's lived' is the wordplay.
'state' becomes 'aver' (both can mean to declare).
'how long a person's lived' becomes 'age' (someone's age).
'aver'+'age'='AVERAGE'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for average that I've seen before include "Moderate" , "Mean, so-so" , "Medium; normal" , "Usual - mediocre - mean" , "Mediocre, commonplace" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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