20 across
Love
acting,
without
hope
of
success
(7,5)
Love acting, without hope of success (7,5)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
Look at "love" and "acting" side by side: love is NOTHING (a zero score in tennis) and acting is DOING, so you just stick the two together. That gives you a phrase meaning without hope of success, as in "nothing doing", there's no chance.