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Lover is worn out with minimal energy (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isolde

'lover' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'is worn out with minimal energy' is the wordplay.
'worn out' becomes 'old'.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'minimal' says to take the initial letters.
The first letter of 'energy' is 'e'.
'is'+'old'+'e'='ISOLDE'

(Other definitions for isolde that I've seen before include "Tristan and . . . . . . (Wager opera)" , "Tristan's mate" , "love potion drinker" , "Operatic heroine" , "heroine (sic)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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