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Heart perhaps shown by referee (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

red card

I believe this is a double definition.

'heart perhaps' is the first definition.
(hearts are red in a deck of cards)

'shown by referee' is the second definition.
(a referee might show a red card)

(Other definitions for red card that I've seen before include "used to send offenders packing" , "Sending-off signal?" , "It's shown for a serious infringement of the rules" , "What ref shows to player being sent off" , "Referee's sanction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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