Cycling to sap crude admirer (8)

I believe the answer is:

lioniser

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'admirer' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'cycling to sap crude' is the wordplay.
'cycling' says the letters should be written backwards (letters cycle back).
'to sap' becomes 'resin' (I've seen this before).
'crude' becomes 'oil' (crude oil).
'resin'+'oil'='resinoil'
'resinoil' back-to-front is 'LIONISER'.

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(Another definition for lioniser that I've seen is " I love".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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