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Young forever, lacking regular income, wife must leave (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ageless

'young forever' is the definition.
(never aging)

'lacking regular income wife must leave' is the wordplay.
'lacking regular income' becomes 'wageless' (without a wage).
'wife' becomes 'w'.
'must leave' is a deletion indicator.
'wageless' with 'w' taken out is 'AGELESS'.

(Other definitions for ageless that I've seen before include "Not growing older" , "Small amphibian" , "Lasting a long time" , "Eternally young" , "Enduring" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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