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Faithful old lover has to behave (5)

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I believe the answer is:

exact

'faithful' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'old lover has to behave' is the wordplay.
'old lover' becomes 'ex' (an ex-lover).
'has' says to put letters next to each other.
'to behave' becomes 'act' (acting is a kind of behaving).
'ex'+'act'='EXACT'

(Other definitions for exact that I've seen before include "Finished" , "Not approximate; inflict (revenge) on someone" , "Absolutely right" , "As a right, demand" , "Specific" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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