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Offer to be third man in true love drama (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

volunteer

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'offer' is the definition.
(I know that offer can be written as volunteer)

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(Other definitions for volunteer that I've seen before include "Willing (or unpaid) worker" , "Offer one's services" , "Offer freely to do something" , "One offering to perform unasked" , "person working for free, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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