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Short lament by soldier’s lover (8)

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I believe the answer is:

paramour

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'lover' is the definition.
(term for a lover)

'short lament by soldier's' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'soldier' could be 'para' (short for paratrouper) and 'para' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for paramour that I've seen before include "A married person's secret lover" , "wife's toy boy, for example" , "A lover, illicit perhaps" , "Kept woman" , "Lover, usually illicit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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