Cushioned (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cushioned</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that cushioned can be written as padded)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for padded that I've seen before include "Stuffed with soft material" , "Covered with protective material" , "Kind of cell for violent prisoners" , "Covered in soft material" , "Filled with wadding" .)
(Other definitions for spongy that I've seen before include "prepared to absorb" , "Easily squashed" , "Porous, absorbent, soft" , "Absorbing" .)