Affectionate as Dora, tipsy on gin maybe (7)
I believe the answer is:
adoring
'affectionate' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'dora tipsy on gin maybe' is the wordplay.
'tipsy' indicates an anagram.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'maybe' indicates an anagram.
'dora' is an anagram of 'ador'.
'gin' is an anagram of 'ing'.
'ador'+'ing'='ADORING'
'as' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for adoring that I've seen before include "Worshipping the loved one" , "Extravagantly indulgent" , "Being very fond of" , "Loving, worshipping" , "Really getting into" .)