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Her love was for Leander (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hero

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'for leander' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'her love' is the wordplay.
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'her'+'o'='HERO'

'was' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hero that I've seen before include "eg Hercules" , "Man of outstanding courage" , "Leander's suitor" , "Chief good guy in a book or film" , "Principal male character in a play, movie, novel or poem" .)

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