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Swain, sweetheart (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lover

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">swain</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(archaic term for a lover)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">sweetheart</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(sweetheart can mean a lover)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for lover that I've seen before include "Suitor" , "'Lady Chatterley's - - ' by D H Lawrence" , "Romeo (or Juliet)" , "Boyfriend" , "finished litre first" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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