Acting like a hound, seeking romance round female (7)
I believe the answer is:
woofing
'acting like a hound seeking' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'romance round female' is the wordplay.
'romance' becomes 'wooing' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'wooing' going around 'f' is 'WOOFING'.
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