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Tired former spouse has duet performed (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exhausted

'tired' is the definition.
(exhausting is a kind of tiring)

'former spouse has duet performed' is the wordplay.
'former spouse' becomes 'ex' (an ex-spouse).
'performed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'has'+'duet'='hasduet'
'hasduet' is an anagram of 'hausted'.
'ex'+'hausted'='EXHAUSTED'

(Other definitions for exhausted that I've seen before include "spent" , "ready for bed" , "Complete fatigued" , "Drained of strength" , "All in, really tired" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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