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Upset at a Roman, I found a girlfriend (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inamorata

'a girlfriend' is the definition.
(an inamorata is a lover)

'upset at a roman i' is the wordplay.
'upset' is a reversal indicator.
'at'+'a'+'roman'+'i'='ataromani'
'ataromani' back-to-front is 'INAMORATA'.

'found' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for inamorata that I've seen before include "A woman loved" , "6 across [BOSOM] friend" , "Woman in love" , "Beloved of one another" , "Sweetheart" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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