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“Good gracious!” you repeat, “my love” (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

dear dear

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'you repeat my love' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'good gracious' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'dear' (synonyms).
'gracious' becomes 'dear' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'dear'+'dear'='DEAR DEAR'

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(Other definitions for dear dear that I've seen before include "Expression of dismay" , "Too bad!" , "That's a pity!" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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