Steer clear of love (4)
I believe the answer is:
duck
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'steer clear' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'love' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for duck that I've seen before include "Score of nought in cricket" , "sporting failure" , "Mallard, say, or eider" , "Part of pair" , "strong cloth" .)