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Girl I love and court (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

patio

'court' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'girl i love' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'pat' ().
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'pat'+'i'+'o'='PATIO'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for patio that I've seen before include "Garden terrace" , "inner court" , "Place to sit" , "Paved area next to house" , "Hard surface" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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