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Much love for a card game (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

faro

'for a card game' is the definition.
(faro is a kind of card game)

'much love' is the wordplay.
'much' becomes 'far' (I've seen this in another clue).
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'far'+'o'='FARO'

(Other definitions for faro that I've seen before include "Gambling game - Algarve capital" , "City in Portugal's Algarve" , "European port" , "Portuguese, 22 [RESORT]" , "Gambling game with card dealer and players" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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