### Clue: Saucy sort of advance leads to absolutely torrid affair (7)
### Answer: PASSATA 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Saucy sort
 PASS(an amorous or sexual advance/overture made to somebody who has some body, say) + **1st letters, respectively, of**(leads to) "absolutely torrid affair". A meaningful surface.
Defn: …/sort of sauce used in Italian cuisine.