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Went out with old hat (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dated

I believe this is a triple definition!

'went out with' is the first definition.
('date' can be a synonym of 'go out with')

'old' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'hat' is the third definition.
(I have seen 'Old hat' mean 'dated' so perhaps 'hat' could also mean 'dated')

(Other definitions for dated that I've seen before include "Pass" , "Out of fashion" , "No longer fashionable or current" , "not without romantic engagements" , "Rusty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Independent.
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