He loved Roxane (6)
I believe the answer is:
cyrano
'he loved roxane' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for cyrano that I've seen before include "- de Bergerac, large-nosed seventeenth century French writer" , "Long-nosed hero" , "-- de Bergerac, French poet/soldier" .)