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Answer for the clue "Former lover with a bit of work starts to upstage everyone in area of date ", 7 letters:
exergue

Word definitions for exergue in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Exergue \Ex*ergue"\, n. [F., fr. Gr. ? out + ? work; lit., out work, i. e., accessory work. See Work .] (Numis.) The small space beneath the base line of a subject engraved on a coin or medal. It usually contains the date, place, engraver's name, etc., ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context numismatics English) A space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for the insertion of the date or other minor inscription.

Usage examples of exergue.

In childhood I must have felt with the energy of a man what I now find stamped upon memory in lines as vivid, as deep, and as durable as the exergues of the Carthaginian medals.