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Fond of to some extent (7)

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partial

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'fond of' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'some extent' is the wordplay.
'some' becomes 'part' (only part of something).
'extent' becomes 'ial' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'part'+'ial'='PARTIAL'

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for partial that I've seen before include "Not complete, or with strong liking for" , "Keen" , "Showing favouritism" , "Fragmentary" , "Biased or incomplete" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Globe and Mail.
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