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Lover soon having despicable person over (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inamorato

'lover' is the definition.
(I know that inamorato is a type of lover)

'soon having despicable person over' is the wordplay.
'soon' becomes 'in a mo' (in a mo).
'having' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'despicable person' becomes 'rat' (I've seen this before).
'over' becomes 'o' (cricket abbreviation).
'inamo'+'rat'+'o'='INAMORATO'

(Other definitions for inamorato that I've seen before include "One who's fond of" , "He loves" , "Italian lover" , "Male lover" , "Beau" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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