Fond of the company of others (8)
I believe the answer is:
sociable
'fond of the company of others' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for sociable that I've seen before include "Marked by friendliness" , "Fond of mixing with others" , "Fond of others' company" , "Friendly - gregarious" , "Easy in company" .)