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Fancy me losing heart yet achieving renown! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fame

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'renown' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'fancy me losing heart yet' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'me' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'fa' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'achieving' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for fame that I've seen before include "Musical - stardom" , "''... is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (Lycidas, John Milton)" , "Notoriety or celebrity" , "Favourable public reputation" , "Note" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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