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See wife split pants (3-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

low-rent

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'pants' is the definition.
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'see wife split' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'lo' (archaic exclamation meaning 'look!').
'wife' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'split' becomes 'rent' (past tense of 'rend' meaning to split).
'lo'+'w'+'rent'='LOW-RENT'

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