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Admirer of Cockney’s home listened to (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beau

'admirer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cockney's home listened to' is the wordplay.
'cockney's home' becomes 'bow' (area of East London).
'listened to' shows a homophone (sound like).
'bow' is a homophone of 'BEAU'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for beau that I've seen before include "Admirer; fop, dandy" , "Male suitor - dandy" , "An old-fashioned boy friend (4)" , "Dandy - boyfriend" , "An old-fashioned boy friend - like Brummel?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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