NOUN: "a loved one; sweetheart" Crossword Clue

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SWEETHEART (noun)
1. a very attractive or seductive looking woman
2. a person loved by another person
SWEETHEART (adjective)
1. privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically)
LOVED (adjective)
1. held dear

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