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Praise former spouse returning lot (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

extol

'praise' is the definition.
(I know that extol is a kind of praise)

'former spouse returning lot' is the wordplay.
'former spouse' becomes 'ex' (an ex-spouse).
'returning' says the letters should be written backwards.
'lot' back-to-front is 'tol'.
'ex'+'tol'='EXTOL'

(Other definitions for extol that I've seen before include "Praise highly, laud" , "Praise greatly" , "celebrate" , "Cry up" , "Crack up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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