Loving a party with food — but no seconds (9)
I believe the answer is:
adoration
'food but no seconds' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'loving a party' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
'party' could be 'do' (do is a kind of party) and 'do' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ration' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for adoration that I've seen before include "Great affection" , "Feeling of profound love" , "passionate allegiance" , "high esteem" , "Honour" .)