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Love in the morning for us (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amour

'love' is the definition.
('love' in French)

'morning for us' is the wordplay.
'morning' becomes 'am' (as in 12:00 AM).
'for us' becomes 'our' ('our' means belonging to us).
'am'+'our'='AMOUR'

'in the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for amour that I've seen before include "Love-affair" , "Romantic affair" , "French romance" , "illicit liaison" , "20 [AFFAIR]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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