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Finish with love and marry if well provided (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

endowed

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'well provided' is the definition.
'endowed' can be an answer for 'provided' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'well' bit.

'finish with love and marry' is the wordplay.
'finish' becomes 'end' (synonyms).
'with love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'marry' becomes 'wed' (synonyms).
'end'+'o'+'wed'='ENDOWED'

'if' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for endowed that I've seen before include "Provided with money or qualities" , "funded" , "Given means of support" , "Given a permanent income" , "Invested" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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