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Exclamation of love for a companion (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

och

'exclamation' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Scots exclamation ' mean 'och' so perhaps 'exclamation' could also mean 'och')

'love for a companion' is the wordplay.
'love for' becomes 'o' (I've seen this in other clues).
'a companion' becomes 'ch' (I've seen this in other clues).
'o'+'ch'='OCH'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for och that I've seen before include "Scots exclamation" , "Jock's expression" , "Scots expression of impatience" , "Scottish exclamation" , "Scotsman may cry" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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