Declare there's something gripping about love (5)
I believe the answer is:
voice
'declare' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'something gripping about love' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'about' could be 'c' (circa abbreviation) and 'c' is found within the answer.
'love' could be 'o' (In tennis, 'love' means 'zero') and 'o' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'vie' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'there's' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for voice that I've seen before include "Stated opinion" , "Power of speaking" , "Wallop" , "Speak of - mouthpiece" , "right to have a say" .)