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Type of poker I love in the drawing room? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

studio

'the drawing room?' is the definition.
(room in which an artist might draw)

'type of poker i love' is the wordplay.
'type of poker' becomes 'stud' (I've seen this before).
'love' becomes 'o' (In tennis, 'love' means 'zero').
'stud'+'i'+'o'='STUDIO'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for studio that I've seen before include "Elstree area" , "Recording or painting workshop" , "Film company - artist's atelier" , "Film production company" , "Centre for movie-making" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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