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Admirer who gets nothing right (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lover

'admirer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'nothing right' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'love' (love is zero in tennis).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'love'+'r'='LOVER'

'who gets' is the link.

(Other definitions for lover that I've seen before include "Romeo (or Juliet)" , "Romantic partner" , "admirer" , "Suitor" , "One has favourite" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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