Food of love, allegedly? (4)

I believe the answer is:

veal

'food' is the definition.
(veal is a kind of food)

'of love allegedly?' is the wordplay.
'of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'VEAL' can be found hidden inside 'love allegedly'.

(Other definitions for veal that I've seen before include "Calf flesh" , "cuisine" , "Calf meat" , "Type of meat" , "Calf's flesh as food" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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