Erotic archer (5)

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cupid

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'archer' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for cupid that I've seen before include "boy carrying offensive weapon" , "boy with little bow" , "naked boy" , "godlike figure" , "Match-making archer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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