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Loving to make call after a party (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adoring

'loving' is the definition.
(adore means to love or be very fond of)

'call after a party' is the wordplay.
'call' becomes 'ring' (telephone call).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'party' becomes 'do' (do can informally mean a party).
'a'+'do'='ado'
'ring' put after 'ado' is 'ADORING'.

'to make' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for adoring that I've seen before include "Passionate" , "Being very fond of" , "Very keen on" , "Devoted" , "Extravagantly indulgent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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