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Fancying a nibble, like a kiss? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peckish

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'fancying a nibble' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'like a kiss?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'like' could be 'ish' (similar in meaning) and 'ish' is found within the answer.
'kiss?' could be 'peck' (pecking is a kind of kissing) and 'peck' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for peckish that I've seen before include "Somewhat hungry" , "Rather hungry (colloq.)" , "Wanting something to eat" , "A little hungry" , "ready for dinner?" .)

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