Love affair of leading couple ignored by public demand (5)
I believe the answer is:
amour
'love affair' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for amour that I've seen before include "Love-affair" , "Romantic liaison" , "Sexual liaison" , "Fling" , "close relationship" .)