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Thinking the world of a party call (7)

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I believe the answer is:

adoring

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'thinking the world' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are present participle verbs, I can't see how they can define each other.

'a party call' is the wordplay.
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'call' becomes 'ring' (telephone call).
'a'+'do'+'ring'='ADORING'

'of' is the link.

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

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