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Turning 100, Catholic husband becomes sex symbol! (5)

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I believe the answer is:

notch

'sex symbol' is the definition.
(as in a notch on a bed post)

'turning 100 catholic husband' is the wordplay.
'turning' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'100' becomes 'ton' (ton can informally mean a hundred).
'catholic' becomes 'C' (abbreviation as in RC for Roman Catholic).
'husband' becomes 'h'.
'ton' back-to-front is 'not'.
'not'+'c'+'h'='NOTCH'

'becomes' is the link.

(Other definitions for notch that I've seen before include "Cleft" , "small score?" , "Nick made in something as a record" , "Carved incision" , "V-shaped nick" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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