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Cajole with, perhaps, foot spas (4-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

soft-soap

'cajole' is the definition.
(I know that soft-soap is a type of cajole)

'perhaps foot spas' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'foot'+'spas'='footspas'
'footspas' is an anagram of 'SOFT-SOAP'.

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for soft-soap that I've seen before include "Persuade by flattery" , "Use flattering talk" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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