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Love to have a party again (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adore

'love' is the definition.
(adoring is a kind of loving)

'a party again' is the wordplay.
'party' becomes 'do' (do can informally mean a party).
'again' becomes 're' (prefix meaning 'again').
'a'+'do'+'re'='ADORE'

'to have' is the link.

(Other definitions for adore that I've seen before include "Worship and glorify" , "Cherish" , "Love greatly" , "Respect deeply" , "Love (someone) deeply" .)

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