The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word INAMORATA
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More clues leading to the result INAMORATA
- Animator working with first of animations one’s loved
- Lover upset a sailor of Arabian origin
- Sailor from Muscat maybe stood up a lover
- Withdrawal of a man from capital breaking heart of Latin lover
- Maria not unhappy with a lover
- Very soon scoundrel gets a girlfriend
- Sailor, one from the Gulf, picked up a lover
- The one Fiat a Roman insurer provides retrospective cover for
- Beloved home before noon or at middle of day
- Love popular bouquet returned with thanks
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The straight part
We know that "one’s loved" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one’s loved = inamorata.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does INAMORATA mean?
INAMORATA noun- A female lover or woman with whom one is in love; a mistress