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Loves one so dear perhaps (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adores

'loves' is the definition.
(adoring is a kind of loving)

'one so dear perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'so'+'dear'='sodear'
'sodear' is an anagram of 'ADORES'.

(Other definitions for adores that I've seen before include "Soared (anag.)" , "is lover" , "Loves intensely" , "holds dear" , "Worships as divine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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