Food of love for the Auxiliary Territorial Service? (4)
I believe the answer is:
oats
'food' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'love for the auxiliary territorial service?' is the wordplay.
'love for' becomes 'o' (I've seen this in other clues).
'the auxiliary territorial service?' becomes 'ats' (this might be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'o'+'ats'='OATS'
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oats that I've seen before include "Edible grass seeds" , "Sow wild ones in disreputable youth" , "Basis of porridge" , "Cereal food for horses" , "Hardy cereals eaten by horses" .)