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I? I love to eat (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iodine

'i?' is the definition.
('iodine' can be a synonym of 'i')

'i love to eat' is the wordplay.
'love' becomes 'o' (In tennis, 'love' means 'zero').
'to eat' becomes 'dine' (dining is a kind of eating).
'i'+'o'+'dine'='IODINE'

(Other definitions for iodine that I've seen before include "Halogen element, atomic no 53" , "Element existing in vapour and crystalline form" , "Element used in medicine, photography and dyes" , "for therapeutic purposes" , "Black/violet element" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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