Affectionate touch (6)

I believe the answer is:

caress

'affectionate touch' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for caress that I've seen before include "pet[s]" , "Stroke, fondle" , "Gentle stroke" , "Stroke lightly in a loving manner" , "Gentle loving touch" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, the USA Today, the Newsday.com, the Ink Well xwords, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Washington Post.

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