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Hurt, only missing line for balance (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

harmony

'balance' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'hurt only missing line' is the wordplay.
'hurt' becomes 'harm' ('harm' can be a synonym of 'hurt'**).
'missing' suggests deleting specific letters.
'line' becomes 'l'.
'only' with 'l' taken out is 'ony'.
'harm'+'ony'='HARMONY'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for harmony that I've seen before include "Agreement, concord" , "Pleasing combination of musical notes" , "Accord" , "Sweet or melodious sound, no disagreement" , "Mutual rapport" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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