Special liking (12)
I believe the answer is:
predilection
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">special liking</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for predilection that I've seen before include "Penchant" , "Preference (for something)" , "Fondness" , "Fancy" , "Bias" .)