Cryptic crossword clue
Student leaves cougar for one old lady 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MAMMA

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The straight part
We know that "old lady" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case old lady = mamma.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MAMMA mean?

MAMMA noun
  1. The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. (plural: mammae)
  2. An accessory cloud like a mammary in appearance, which can form on the underside of most cloud genera
MAMMA noun
  1. (hypocoristic, usually childish) Mother, female parent.

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