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Sweet and loving worker (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fondant

'sweet' is the definition.
(fondant is a kind of sweet)

'loving worker' is the wordplay.
'loving' becomes 'fond' ('fond' can be similar in meaning to 'loving').
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'fond'+'ant'='FONDANT'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for fondant that I've seen before include "Thick creamy sugar paste" , "Thick sugar paste used for icing cakes" , "Soft sweet" , "Sugary paste for sweets" , "Sweet paste of sugar, water, and flavouring" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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