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Dispute about returning non-starting oven - and this sort of evening's romantic? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moonlit

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'evening's romantic?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'dispute about returning non-starting oven and this sort of' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'about' could be 'on' (as in a book 'on' a certain topic) and 'on' is located in the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for moonlit that I've seen before include "Gently illuminated" , "gently enlightened?" , "Illuminated by satellite" , "like Titania's unlucky meeting" , "like the bank Jessica used?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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