A semi-romantic smell! (5)

I believe the answer is:

aroma

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'smell' is the definition.
(aroma is a kind of smell)

'a semi-romantic' is the wordplay.
'semi-romantic' becomes 'roma' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'a'+'roma'='AROMA'

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(Other definitions for aroma that I've seen before include "Food fragrance" , "Spicy fragrance" , "Distinctive smell" , "Scent - fragrance" , "Redolence" .)

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

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