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Give a fanciful account of a love affair

Ross

I believe the answer is:

romance

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'a love affair' is the definition.
('romance' can be a synonym of 'love affair')

'give a fanciful account of' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is located in the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for romance that I've seen before include "mysterious quality" , "Novel (or often its main theme)" , "Language group; love affair" , "Cameron (anag) - love story" , "Lie" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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