Yes, you should amend your return to reduce you income by the amount of alimony paid. Your divorce was finalized pre-2019 so the rules disallowing it as a deduction do not apply to you unless the divorce has been modified after 2018.
Here is a link with more information what is spousal maintenance and what is not.
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