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Boy in love is in clover (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ladino

'clover' is the definition.
(type of clover)

'boy in love' is the wordplay.
'boy' becomes 'lad' (lad is a kind of boy).
'love' becomes 'o' (In tennis, 'love' means 'zero').
'lad'+'in'+'o'='LADINO'

'is in' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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