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Complicated kind of relationship the Oval Office finally sorted out (4-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

love-hate

'complicated kind of relationship' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'the oval office finally sorted out' is the wordplay.
'finally' says to take the final letters.
'sorted out' indicates an anagram.
The final letter of 'office' is 'e'.
'the'+'oval'+'e'='theovale'
'theovale' with letters rearranged gives 'LOVE-HATE'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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