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' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'maybe' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dora' anagrammed gives 'ador'.
'gin' is an anagram of 'ing'.
'ador'+'ing'='ADORING'
'as' is the 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" .)