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With it, is there always romance in the air? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lovebird

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'with it is there always' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'romance in the air?' is the wordplay.
'romance' becomes 'love' (I've seen this in another clue).
'in the air?' becomes 'bird' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'love'+'bird'='LOVEBIRD'

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(Other definitions for lovebird that I've seen before include "Canoodler" , "Small African parrot" , "Small green parrot" , "Small (affectionate) parrot" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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