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Cover a lot of jealousy and run off with loved one (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

envelope

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'cover' is the definition.
(I know that envelope is a type of cover)

'run off with loved one' is the wordplay.
'run off' becomes 'elope' (synonyms).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'loved one' becomes 'env' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'elope' after 'env' is 'ENVELOPE'.

'a lot of jealousy and' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for envelope that I've seen before include "Green fruit" , "Rectangular paper container" , "jacket" , "Sheath, wrapping" , "Container for pager" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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