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Tender feeling from foe -- in fact that's odd (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

affection

'tender feeling' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'foe in fact that's odd' is the wordplay.
'that's odd' indicates anagramming the letters.
'foe'+'in'+'fact'='foeinfact'
'foeinfact' with letters rearranged gives 'AFFECTION'.

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for affection that I've seen before include "Goodwill" , "Fondness, tenderness" , "Feeling of fondness" , "Warm regard" , "Feeling of love or strong liking" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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