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Dalliance with a b-blonde? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

affair

'dalliance' is the definition.

'with a b-blonde?' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'b-blonde?' becomes 'f-fair' ('fair' said with a stammer like 'blonde?' was; similar in meaning).
'a'+'ffair' is 'AFFAIR'.

(Other definitions for affair that I've seen before include "Matter or concern, perhaps of the heart" , "A fling (or something more serious?)" , "A romantic intrigue" , "Liaison or intrigue" , "River dam" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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