Assume ten love joining rather ingenious gentleman (3,7)

I believe the answer is:

don quixote

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'ingenious gentleman' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'assume ten love joining rather' is the wordplay.
'assume' becomes 'don' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ten' becomes 'X' (Roman numeral).
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'joining' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters join the word).
'rather' becomes 'quite' (synonyms).
'x'+'o'='xo'
'xo' placed within 'quite' is 'quixote'.
'don'+'quixote'='DON QUIXOTE'

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(Other definitions for don quixote that I've seen before include "Novel" , "book" , "chivalrous character" .)

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