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What one thinks of love taking wing (7)

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I believe the answer is:

opinion

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'what one thinks' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'love taking wing?' is the wordplay.
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'taking' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'wing?' becomes 'pinion' (synonyms).
'o'+'pinion'='OPINION'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for opinion that I've seen before include "Conviction - point of view" , "Viewpoint" , "Standpoint" , "Unproved belief or view" , "Personal view" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.
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