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A sign of love, to males (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

omen

'a sign' is the definition.
(omen is a kind of sign)

'love to males' is the wordplay.
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'to males' becomes 'men' (man is a kind of male).
'o'+'men'='OMEN'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for omen that I've seen before include "Augury, portent" , "Harbinger, prophetic sign" , "Foreboding" , "Event regarded as a prophetic sign of good or evil" , "Harbinger, augury" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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