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Pride shattered after former wife ran out (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

expired

'ran out' is the definition.
('expire' can be a synonym of 'run out')

'pride shattered after former wife' is the wordplay.
'shattered' indicates anagramming the letters.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'former wife' becomes 'ex'.
'pride' with letters rearranged gives 'pired'.
'pired' put after 'ex' is 'EXPIRED'.

(Other definitions for expired that I've seen before include "Ran out or died" , "brought to an end" , "Became invalid" , "Came to an end" , "Died; elapsed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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