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It's tied up with romance (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

love knot

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'it's tied' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'up with romance' is the wordplay.
'up' becomes 'knot' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'romance' becomes 'love' (I've seen this in another clue).
'knot' after 'love' is 'LOVE-KNOT'.

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(Other definitions for love knot that I've seen before include "Symbol of affection" , "Intricate token of affection" , "Something tied as an emblem of deep affection" .)

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