Gabbana's partner (5)
I believe the answer is:
dolce
'gabbana's partner' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for dolce that I've seen before include "Stop" , "sweetly and softly" , "Musical instruction to play gently and sweetly" , "La ... Vita (Fellini film)" , "To be played sweetly" .)