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Loyalty, for example, in union (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

allegiance

'loyalty' is the definition.
(allegiance is a kind of loyalty)

'example in union' is the wordplay.
'example' becomes 'eg' (short for 'exempli gratia', 'for example' in Latin).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'union' becomes 'alliance' (alliance is a kind of union).
'eg' going into 'alliance' is 'ALLEGIANCE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for allegiance that I've seen before include "duty" , "commitment to a cause" , "Loyalty to a group or cause" , "Loyalty (to a superior)" , "Fidelity" .)

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