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Passion and fight oddly saved match (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

warmth

'passion' is the definition.
(I know that passion can be written as warmth)

'fight oddly saved match' is the wordplay.
'fight' becomes 'war' (warring is a kind of fighting).
'oddly saved' indicates alternate letters (letters in odd-numbered positions removed).
The alternate letters of 'match' are 'mth'.
'war'+'mth'='WARMTH'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for warmth that I've seen before include "Ardour" , "Mild heat" , "Compassion" , "Cosiness or enthusiasm" , "Cordiality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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