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Firework in love story about foreign land (5,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roman candle

'firework' is the definition.
(Roman candle is an example)

'love story about foreign land' is the wordplay.
'love story' becomes 'romance' ('romance' can be a synonym of 'love story').
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'foreign' is an anagram indicator (foreign order of the letters).
'land' anagrammed gives 'andl'.
'romance' placed around 'andl' is 'ROMAN CANDLE'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for roman candle that I've seen before include "A cold manner (anag) -- firework" , "Cylindrical firework" , "Type of firework" , "Firework projecting succession of coloured stars" , "Example of fireworks" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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