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Lover I betrayed — conclusion of romance (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isolde

'lover' is the definition.
(one of the lovers in the opera Tristan and Isolde)

'i betrayed conclusion of romance' is the wordplay.
'betrayed' becomes 'sold' ('sell' can be a synonym of 'betray').
'conclusion of' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'romance' is 'e'.
'i'+'sold'+'e'='ISOLDE'

(Other definitions for isolde that I've seen before include "love potion drinker" , "Tristan and . . . . . . (Wager opera)" , "Tristan and ... (Wagner opera)" , "Soiled like Tristram's girl friend" , "Arthurian queen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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