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My heart listened to (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cor

'my' is the definition.
(both are expressions of surprise)

'heart listened to' is the wordplay.
'heart' becomes 'core' (synonyms).
'listened to' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'core' is a homophone of 'COR'.

(Other definitions for cor that I've seen before include "Expression of surprise" , "Surprised expression" , "Blimey" , "Gosh" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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