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One who loves being unhappily married (7)

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I believe the answer is:

admirer

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'one who loves' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'unhappily married' is the wordplay.
'unhappily' is an anagram indicator.
'married' is an anagram of 'ADMIRER'.

'being' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for admirer that I've seen before include "sweetheart" , "Person who fancies another" , "Married to one who cherishes" , "girlfriend?" , "One who thinks highly or romantically of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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