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Perhaps pity is love, really (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

positively

'really' is the definition.
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'perhaps pity is love' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'pity'+'is'+'love'='pityislove'
'pityislove' anagrammed gives 'POSITIVELY'.

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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