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Undertaker could be romantic, I fancy! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mortician

'undertaker' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'romantic i fancy' is the wordplay.
'fancy' indicates anagramming the letters.
'romantic'+'i'='romantici'
'romantici' with letters rearranged gives 'MORTICIAN'.

'could be' is the link.

(Other definitions for mortician that I've seen before include "US undertaker" , "One undertaking" , "Funeral director" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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