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Certain nothing will go through a rough course (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

truelove

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'go through a rough course' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'certain nothing' is the wordplay.
'certain' becomes 'true' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'nothing' becomes 'love' (love means zero in tennis).
'true'+'love'='TRUELOVE'

'will' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for truelove that I've seen before include "Quatrefoil" , "'The course of ... ... ne'er ran smooth'" , "'The course of ..... ne'er runs smooth'" , "''The path of . . . . . . . . ne'er runs smooth''" , "dearest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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