Passionate liaison (7)

I believe the answer is:

romance

(Other definitions for romance that I've seen before include "Novel (or often its main theme)" , "Feeling of mystery; love affair" , "mysterious quality" , "Love-story" , "Language group; love affair" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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