Oats mule chewed for loving partner (8)

I believe the answer is:

soulmate

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'loving partner' is the definition.
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'oats mule chewed' is the wordplay.
'chewed' indicates an anagram.
'oats'+'mule'='oatsmule'
'oatsmule' anagrammed gives 'SOULMATE'.

'for' is the link.

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(Another definition for soulmate that I've seen is " Person ideally suited to another".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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