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Love promotion to start commotion (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ado

'commotion' is the definition.
(ado is a kind of commotion)

'love promotion to start' is the wordplay.
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'promotion' becomes 'ad' (short for advert).
'to start' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'o' after 'ad' is 'ADO'.

(Other definitions for ado that I've seen before include "Fuss, difficulty" , "'Much ... About Nothing, Shakespeare play (3)'" , "Goings-on" , "excitement" , "Fuss, trouble" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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