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Sort of darling you can get by the bunch (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

honey

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'sort of darling' is the definition.
'honey' can be an answer for 'darling' (I've seen this in another clue). I am not certain of the 'sort of' bit.

'you can get by the bunch' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'you' could be 'one' (I've seen this before) and 'one' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for honey that I've seen before include "Sweet yellow liquid" , "Nectar product" , "Sweet stuff - darling" , "Made by bees from nectar" , "Product of bees; darling" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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