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One who loves to read, perhaps about an old space station (7)

Ross

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.

'read perhaps about an old space station' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'an old space station' becomes 'mir' (I've seen this in another clue).
'read' is an anagram of 'ader'.
'ader' going around 'mir' is 'ADMIRER'.

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for admirer that I've seen before include "sweetheart" , "One who thinks highly or romantically of" , "potential suitor" , "Suitor; devotee" , "girlfriend?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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