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Wife no longer referred to as aroused (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

excited

'aroused' is the definition.
(I know that aroused can be written as excited)

'wife no longer referred to' is the wordplay.
'wife no longer' becomes 'ex' (ex-wife).
'referred to' becomes 'cited' ('cite' can be a synonym of 'refer to').
'ex'+'cited'='EXCITED'

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for excited that I've seen before include "Roused by strong emotion" , "Aroused, enthused" , "Animated" , "Worked up" , "in a state of agitation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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