Old flame I'll, after picking up, send to Coventry? (5)
I believe the answer is:
exile
'send to coventry?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'old flame i'll after picking up' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'old' could be 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime) and 'ex' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ile' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for exile that I've seen before include "Person forced to live abroad" , "Expel from home or country" , "Person forced from country" , "One barred from their native country" , "Ousted person" .)