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Wedding vow line – a test for over-the-top devotion (8)

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idolatry

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'devotion' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'wedding vow line a test' is the wordplay.
'wedding vow' becomes 'I do' ('I do' is part of the traditional wedding vows).
'line' becomes 'l' (used when specifying particular lines from a poem).
'test' becomes 'try' (synonyms).
'ido'+'l'+'a'+'try'='IDOLATRY'

'for over-the-top' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for idolatry that I've seen before include "Adulation" , "Getting worked up by image" , "Worship of a false god" , "Icon worship" , "Hero worship" .)

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