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Fetching last of quail eggs - half edible (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lovable

'fetching' is the definition.
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'last of quail eggs half edible' is the wordplay.
'last of' says to take the final letters.
'eggs' becomes 'ova' (I've seen this before).
'half' suggests halving the letters.
The last letter of 'quail' is 'l'.
'edible' halved is 'ble'.
'l'+'ova'+'ble'='LOVABLE'

(Other definitions for lovable that I've seen before include "Adorable" , "Attracting affection" , "Easy to be fond of like 21 Down" , "Delightful" , "Inspiring affection" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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