Ardent love or affection (7)

I believe the answer is:

passion

I believe this is a double definition.

'ardent love' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'affection' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for passion that I've seen before include "Ardour, fervour" , "thing one really cares about" , "Fervent love" , "Intense emotion, anger or love" , "Ardent emotion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and the Evening Standard.

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