Asian in love needs initial prod, you say? (8)
I believe the answer is:
filipino
'asian' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'in love needs initial prod you say?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'in' is present in the answer.
'love' could be 'o' (love means zero in tennis) and 'o' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
(Other definitions for filipino that I've seen before include "islander" , "Asian" , "Native of islands, capital Manila" , "Nationality of native of Manila" , "From Manila, perhaps" .)