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5d. Lover hidden by caribou, taking away quarter of reply (9)
----I-e-r

Can only think of Rejoinder using 3/4 of Reindeer

Taking away a quarter could be E for East also which still works with it but leaves Joi, Join, or jo , which ever way you look at it, I feel I may be close but it means your letters could be wrong so maybe not

That's it. Lover is jo.

Thanks both, had no idea of the Jo bit although thought a reindeer fitted in somewhere