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Come down in favour of love! (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fall for

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'love' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with human feelings as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'come down in favour' is the wordplay.
'come down' becomes 'fall' (synonyms).
'in favour' becomes 'for' (as in being for a particular cause).
'fall'+'for'='FALL FOR'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for fall for that I've seen before include "Succumb to attraction, or be taken in" , "Be taken in by - become infatuated with" , "Be taken in by - romantically?" , "Be taken in by deception - or be in love" , "Have romantic feelings for - or be taken in by?" .)

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