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It's due to love taking wing (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

owing

'it's due to' is the definition.
(owing money)

'love taking wing' is the wordplay.
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'taking' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'o'+'wing'='OWING'

(Other definitions for owing that I've seen before include "Unpaid" , "Undischarged" , "This debt has yet to be paid" , "Due to, like debt" , "Unsettled; on account" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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