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Reformed bachelor's wife or, some say, what life could be (1,4,2,8)

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I believe the answer is:

a bowl of cherries

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'some say what life could be' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'reformed bachelor's wife or' is the wordplay.
'reformed' is an anagram indicator.
'bachelors'+'wife'+'or'='bachelorswifeor'
'bachelorswifeor' is an anagram of 'A BOWL OF CHERRIES'.

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(Another definition for a bowl of cherries that I've seen is " Cushy situation".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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