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Chap who loves one on the fiddle, I'm told (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beau

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'chap who loves one' is the definition.
'Beau' can be an answer for 'chap'. I am not certain of the rest of the definition.

'the fiddle i'm told' is the wordplay.
'the fiddle' becomes 'bow'.
'i'm told' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'bow' is a homophone of 'BEAU'.

'on' is the link.

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(Other definitions for beau that I've seen before include "Handsome man" , "Male suitor - dandy" , "Sweetheart" , "An old-fashioned boy friend like Brummell" , "Handsome young lover" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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