Ready for romantic encounter now? (2-2-4)
I believe the answer is:
up-to-date
'now?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'ready for romantic encounter' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'for' could be 'to' (eg both can mean 'in the opinion of') and 'to' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'update' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for up-to-date that I've seen before include "See 1" , "Current, no arrears" , "Reflecting the latest information" , "Modern - fashionable" , "Thoroughly modern" .)