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Praises former wife possibly lost (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

extols

'praises' is the definition.
(extolling is a kind of praising)

'former wife possibly lost' is the wordplay.
'former wife' becomes 'ex' (an ex-wife).
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'lost' is an anagram of 'tols'.
'ex'+'tols'='EXTOLS'

(Other definitions for extols that I've seen before include "Praises highly, lauds" , "Enthusiastically praises" , "Sings the praises of" , "'Praises, lauds (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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