Presumably he made capital love (5)

I believe the answer is:

romeo

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'presumably he' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'capital love' is the wordplay.
'capital' becomes 'rome' (capital of Italy).
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'rome'+'o'='ROMEO'

'made' is the link.

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(Other definitions for romeo that I've seen before include "He's on the lookout for it?" , "Shakespearean hero" , "Ardent male lover" , "Don Juan" , "Lover boy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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