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Is a fondness for it calf love? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

veal

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'love?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for veal that I've seen before include "what the meat course may be" , "Calf meat" , "Calves' flesh as food" , "Type of meat" , "White meat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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