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Worries seeing sweetheart in saloons? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cares

'worries' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'sweetheart in saloons?' is the wordplay.
'sweetheart' becomes 'e' (the heart/centre of 'sweet').
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'saloons?' becomes 'cars' (saloon is a type of car).
'e' inserted inside 'cars' is 'CARES'.

'seeing' is the link.

(Other definitions for cares that I've seen before include "Worries, anxieties" , "Minds" , "Feels interest or concern" , "Has concerns or interest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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