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Tender feeling from a foe in fact is odd (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

affection

'tender feeling' is the definition.
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'a foe in fact is odd' is the wordplay.
'is odd' indicates an anagram.
'foe'+'in'+'fact'='foeinfact'
'foeinfact' is an anagram of 'AFFECTION'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for affection that I've seen before include "Fondness, tenderness" , "Fond attachment" , "Fondness or liking" , "Goodwill" , "Warm regard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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