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Desire to solve cryptic without thesaurus - finally! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

love

'desire' is the definition.
(romantic desire)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for love that I've seen before include "On court, zero" , "powerful emotion" , "Romantic feeling" , ""Tell me the truth about ___" (Auden)" , "Disappointing score" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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