He makes capital love (5)

I believe the answer is:

romeo

'he' is the definition.

'capital love' is the wordplay.
'capital' becomes 'rome' (capital of Italy).
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'rome'+'o'='ROMEO'

'makes' is the link.

(Other definitions for romeo that I've seen before include "Shakespearean hero" , "Code word for the letter R" , "Amorous male" , "Ladies' man" , "He loved" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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