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Answer for the clue "Smitten one ", 7 letters:
amorist

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Word definitions for amorist in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Amorist \Am"o*rist\, n. [L. armor love. See Amorous .] A lover; a gallant. [R.] --Milton. It was the custom for an amorist to impress the name of his mistress in the dust, or upon the damp earth, with letters fixed upon his shoe. --Southey.

Usage examples of amorist.

He said what a wonderful woman she was and what an accomplished amorist -- that was a new word to me -- and that if there were such a thing as a female swordsman, certainly Myrrha Martindale was one.

I managed to work in the word amorist because I thought he might not know it.

Sulu was wrestling with the bearded amorist in the black cloak as she clutched her tattered tunic in front of her.