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Sarah heartens Rosalie (3)

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I believe the answer is:

sal

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'sarah' is the definition.
(Sally is a common pet form of Sarah)

'heartens rosalie' is the wordplay.
'SAL' is hidden within the letters.
But, I'm uncertain how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for sal that I've seen before include "Sarah (dim.)" , "girl?" , "- - volatile" .)

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