Rediscovering rings forgotten, curiously, by ex-wife (8)
I believe the answer is:
divorcee
'wife' is the definition.
(I know that divorcee is a type of wife)
'rediscovering rings forgotten curiously' is the wordplay.
'forgotten' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'curiously' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rediscovering' with 'rings' taken out is 'edcoveri'.
'edcoveri' with letters rearranged gives 'DIVORCEE'.
'by ex' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for divorcee that I've seen before include "Legally separated woman" , "Woman with dissolved marriage" , "List of faults" , "One's marriage has been dissolved" , "split personality?" .)