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Diamonds, for example, and gold for lover (6)

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I believe the answer is:

suitor

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'lover' is the definition.
(suitor is a kind of lover)

'diamonds for example and gold' is the wordplay.
'diamonds for example' becomes 'suit' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'suit'+'or'='SUITOR'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for suitor that I've seen before include "One seeking marriage" , "Wooer" , "Man pursuing a woman for marriage" , "Prospective husband" , "Man who courts a woman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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