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On fire, love bird (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flamingo

'bird' is the definition.
(flamingo is a kind of bird)

'on fire love' is the wordplay.
'on fire' becomes 'flaming' (synonyms).
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'flaming'+'o'='FLAMINGO'

(Other definitions for flamingo that I've seen before include "colourful bird" , "Tall wading bird" , "Pink flier" , "Large pink bird" , "Wading bird with pink and red plumage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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