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Elope with current partner being reasonable (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

legitimate

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'reasonable' is the definition.
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'elope with current partner' is the wordplay.
'elope with' becomes 'legit' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'current' becomes 'I' (symbol for electric current).
'partner' becomes 'mate' (synonyms).
'legit'+'i'+'mate'='LEGITIMATE'

'being' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for legitimate that I've seen before include "Legal" , "It's admissible" , "Conforming to the law" , "Within the rules" , "In accordance with the rules" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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