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Lover's little jumper worn by me (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

romeo

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'lover's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'little jumper worn by me' is the wordplay.
'little jumper' becomes 'roo' (short for kangaroo, something which jumps. I am not sure about the 'little' bit.).
'worn by' means one lot of letters goes inside another (I've seen this in other clues).
'roo' placed around 'me' is 'ROMEO'.

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(Other definitions for romeo that I've seen before include "Ladies' man" , "Amorous male" , "24's lover" , "Tragic Shakespeare hero" , "Peripheral figure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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