Boy concealing a penchant for cheese (7)

I believe the answer is:

stilton

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'cheese' is the definition.
(Stilton is an example)

'boy concealing a penchant' is the wordplay.
'boy' becomes 'son' ('son' can be a synonym of 'boy').
'concealing' indicates putting letters inside.
'a penchant' becomes 'tilt' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'son' going around 'tilt' is 'STILTON'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for stilton that I've seen before include "Strong Eng. cheese" , "Strong English cheese, originally from Leicestershire" , "19 cheese" , "Blue 4 across" , "No tilts (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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