Crossword Genius

We personally use lovers badly (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ourselves

'we personally' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'use lovers badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates an anagram.
'use'+'lovers'='uselovers'
'uselovers' anagrammed gives 'OURSELVES'.

(Other definitions for ourselves that I've seen before include "See 16" , "Emphatically us" , "Us, reflexively" , "We or us personally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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