Lover dropped large case (7)
I believe the answer is:
example
'case' is the definition.
(I know that case can be written as example)
'lover dropped large' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'large' could be 'ample' (similar in meaning) and 'ample' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ex' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for example that I've seen before include "Instance, specimen" , "Model - instance" , "Specimen, illustration" , "Standard" , "Specimen, sample" .)