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Love poetry as though abroad (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overseas

'abroad' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'love poetry as' is the wordplay.
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'poetry' becomes 'verse' (synonyms).
'o'+'verse'+'as'='OVERSEAS'

'though' is the link.

(Other definitions for overseas that I've seen before include "abroad - with 12a" , "Exotic" , "In a foreign country" , "In foreign parts" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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