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No longer with us, former partner can court (7)

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I believe the answer is:

extinct

'no longer with us' is the definition.
(extinct means no longer existing)

'former partner can court' is the wordplay.
'former partner' becomes 'ex' (an ex-partner).
'can' becomes 'tin' (both are metal containers).
'court' becomes 'ct' (abbreviation used in road names).
'ex'+'tin'+'ct'='EXTINCT'

(Other definitions for extinct that I've seen before include "Ended" , "No longer living, like dinosaur" , "Dead - obsolete - extinguished" , "No linger in existence" , "No longer erupting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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