Sweetheart losing head over former sweetheart's heartless malediction? I'm not buying it (4,6)

Q: What does the cryptic crossword clue "Sweetheart losing head over former sweetheart's heartless malediction? I'm not buying it (4,6)" mean?

The definition is "I’m not buying it". The wordplay uses a deletion. LAME (synonym=""sweetheart"") + EX (synonym=""former sweetheart"") + CU (synonym="r") + SE (synonym=""malediction"") = LAMEEXCUSE; definition: "I'm not buying it" The answer is LAMEEXCUSE.

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