The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ADORER
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More clues leading to the result ADORER
- ‘Fantastic rear!’ admits party lover
- A practical person describes King for worshipper
- Passionate lover in Colorado rerecording
- Devotee roared deliriously
- Overcoming rejection at the start, man of action pursues a lover
- Admirer of a party with rightwing extremist radical leaders
- Lover rebuilds road next to emergency room
Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "lover" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lover = adorer.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.