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As a result of love song's opening (3,2)

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due to

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'as a result of' is the definition.
('due to' can mean 'because of' or 'as a result of')

'love song's opening' is the wordplay.
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'song's' becomes 'duet' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'opening' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (some letters appear before or \'open\' others).
'o' after 'duet' is 'DUE TO'.

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(Another definition for due to that I've seen is " Caused by".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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