Feeling of fondness (9)
I believe the answer is:
affection
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">feeling of fondness</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for affection that I've seen before include "Fondness or liking" , "Fondness, tenderness" , "Warm regard" , "Feeling of love or strong liking" , "Goodwill" .)