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Very fond of a social call (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adoring

'very fond' is the definition.

'a social call' is the wordplay.
'social' becomes 'do' (both can mean a party).
'call' becomes 'ring' (synonyms).
'a'+'do'+'ring'='ADORING'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for adoring that I've seen before include "Loving deeply" , "Worshipful" , "Worshipping the loved one" , "Giving great love" , "Greatly loving" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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