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Sausage involves a sort of love, say (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

saveloy

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'sausage' is the definition.
(I know that Saveloy is a type of sausage)

'of love say' is the wordplay.
'of' is an anagram indicator (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'love'+'say'='lovesay'
'lovesay' anagrammed gives 'SAVELOY'.

'involves a sort' is the link.
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(Other definitions for saveloy that I've seen before include "Highly seasoned pork sausage - love, say (anag)" , "Type of sausage" , "Big sausage" , "One using brains originally" , "Spicy sausage" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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