They are not being true lovers (9)
I believe the answer is:
romancers
'they are not' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'being true lovers' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'being' could be 'man' (man is a kind of being) and 'man' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
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I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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