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Thrills lover no longer mentions (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

excites

'thrills' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'lover no longer mentions' is the wordplay.
'lover no longer' becomes 'ex' (ex-lover).
'mentions' becomes 'cites' ('cite' can be a synonym of 'mention').
'ex'+'cites'='EXCITES'

(Other definitions for excites that I've seen before include "Stirs up, stimulates" , "Thrills" , "Animates" , "Makes eager" , "Provokes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Telegraph and The Sun.
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