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Sweetheart having fling -- I'd err terribly (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

girlfriend

'sweetheart' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fling i'd err terribly' is the wordplay.
'terribly' is an anagram indicator.
'fling'+'id'+'err'='flingiderr'
'flingiderr' anagrammed gives 'GIRLFRIEND'.

'having' is the link.

(Other definitions for girlfriend that I've seen before include "Female squeeze" , "Sweetheart" , "Female companion" , "date" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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