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Old boy only has perfume that’s discontinued (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

obsolescent

'discontinued' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'old boy only has perfume' is the wordplay.
'old boy' becomes 'ob'.
'only' becomes 'sole' ('sole' can be a synonym of 'only').
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'perfume' becomes 'scent' ('scent' can be a synonym of 'perfume').
'ob'+'sole'+'scent'='OBSOLESCENT'

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for obsolescent that I've seen before include "Getting dated" , "no longer fresh?" , "past its sell-by date?" , "Outdated" , "Going out of use" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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