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Care for vole as mate becomes tame (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

love

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'care for' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'vole as mate becomes tame' is the wordplay.
'vole' can be anagrammed to 'LOVE'.
But, I am not clear how this is indicated.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for love that I've seen before include "Passion" , "angel" , "Zero (tennis) four Dn" , "Fondness" , "See 23" .)

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