Being affectionate, got in touch (6)
I believe the answer is:
kissed
'being affectionate' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives occasionally mean the same thing.
'in touch' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'touch' could be 'kiss' (kiss is a kind of touch) and 'kiss' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'got' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kissed that I've seen before include "slightly touched" , "Touched lightly" , "Bussed" , "Touched with lips" , "Osculated" .)