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Lover dropped large case (7)

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I believe the answer is:

example

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'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).

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(Other definitions for example that I've seen before include "Instance, specimen" , "Model - instance" , "Specimen, illustration" , "Standard" , "Specimen, sample" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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