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Love to bother engineers (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adore

'love' is the definition.
(adoring is a kind of loving)

'bother engineers' is the wordplay.
'bother' becomes 'ado' (both can mean fuss or commotion).
'engineers' becomes 're' (abbreviation for Royal Engineers).
'ado'+'re'='ADORE'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for adore that I've seen before include "Cherish" , "Honour" , "Love greatly" , "Respect deeply" , "Treasure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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