Lover of eels again quoted? (8)
I believe the answer is:
paramour
'lover' is the definition.
(term for a lover)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for paramour that I've seen before include "A married person's secret lover" , "wife's toy boy, for example" , "Lover, usually illicit" , "Kept woman" , "fancy woman" .)