Potentially facetious assessment of a friend's new partner Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

FACETIOUS (adjective)
1. cleverly amusing in tone
ASSESSMENT (noun)
1. the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
2. the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

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