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Invariably a woman has a Romeo (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ever

'invariably' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a woman has a romeo' is the wordplay.
'a woman' becomes 'eve' (Eve is an example).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a romeo' becomes 'r' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'eve'+'r'='EVER'

(Other definitions for ever that I've seen before include "Continually" , "On any occasion" , "Perpetually" , "At all times, always" , "In perpetuity" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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