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True gentleman rose to meet bronzed Wagner lover (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tristan

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'wagner lover' is the definition.
'tristan' can be an answer for 'lover' (I've seen this before). I am not certain of the 'wagner' bit.

'true gentleman rose to meet bronzed' is the wordplay.
'true' becomes 't' (this might be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'gentleman' becomes 'sir' (a man may be addressed as sir).
'rose' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'to meet' says to put letters next to each other.
'bronzed' becomes 'tan' (I've seen this in another clue).
'sir' written backwards gives 'ris'.
't'+'ris'+'tan'='TRISTAN'

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(Other definitions for tristan that I've seen before include "Boy!" , "heroic role" , "Wagnerian lead" , "Isolde's lover" , "operatic hero" .)

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