Crossword Genius

Capital love letter read out (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

romeo

'letter read out' is the definition.
(NATO codeword)

'capital love' is the wordplay.
'capital' becomes 'rome' (capital of Italy).
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'rome'+'o'='ROMEO'

(Other definitions for romeo that I've seen before include "Peripheral figure" , "Ardent male lover" , "Juliet's swain" , "Juliet's lover of Verona" , "Amorous male" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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