Soften by soaking (8)
I believe the answer is:
macerate
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">soften by soaking</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for macerate that I've seen before include "Soften food by soaking" , "Cream tea (anag) -- soften by steeping in liquid" , "Steep in liquid like cream tea" , "Soak" .)