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Ears need to be adjusted for love song (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

serenade

'love song' is the definition.
(a serenade might be sung to a lover)

'ears need to be adjusted' is the wordplay.
'to be adjusted' indicates an anagram.
'ears'+'need'='earsneed'
'earsneed' anagrammed gives 'SERENADE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for serenade that I've seen before include "Musical performance, under a lady's window?" , "Song to a lover" , "Murder" , "Sing to (lover)" , "Romantic song under fair lady's window" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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