A gentle kiss from Mercedes? (6)
I believe the answer is:
caress
'kiss from mercedes?' is the definition.
'caress' can be an answer for 'kiss' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'from mercedes?' bit.
'a gentle' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'cress' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for caress that I've seen before include "Gentle stroke" , "Stroke affectionately" , "pet[s]" , "Embrace with affection" , "Stroke, fondle" .)