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Loved one is riling Fred unfortunately (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

girlfriend

'loved one' is the definition.

'riling fred unfortunately' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' indicates anagramming the letters.
'riling'+'fred'='rilingfred'
'rilingfred' anagrammed gives 'GIRLFRIEND'.

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for girlfriend that I've seen before include "Sweetheart" , "date" , "Female companion" , "Female squeeze" .)

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