Loss of our fee, rift developed (10)
I believe the answer is:
forfeiture
'loss' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'our fee rift developed' is the wordplay.
'developed' indicates an anagram.
'our'+'fee'+'rift'='ourfeerift'
'ourfeerift' is an anagram of 'FORFEITURE'.
'of' is the link.
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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