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Comparing fondness, having space (8)

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I believe the answer is:

likening

'comparing' is the definition.
(I know that likening is a type of comparing)

'fondness having space' is the wordplay.
'fondness' becomes 'liking' (I've seen this before).
'having' indicates putting letters inside.
'space' becomes 'en' (in printing, a space as wide as a letter 'n').
'liking' going around 'en' is 'LIKENING'.

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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