Romeo, gutted; teardrops, perhaps – for his love? (8)

I believe the answer is:

rosaline

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'romeo gutted teardrops perhaps for his love?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer. I also know that 'romeo' relates to this answer.

'romeo gutted teardrops perhaps' is the wordplay.
'gutted' suggests removing the centre (to gut something is to remove its insides).
'teardrops perhaps' becomes 'saline' (salty).
'romeo' with its centre taken out is 'ro'.
'ro'+'saline'='ROSALINE'

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I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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