Cry of pain in first test in force is quite moving (8)
I believe the answer is:
touching
'quite moving' is the definition.
'touching' can be an answer for 'moving' (similar in meaning). I am not certain of the 'quite' bit.
'cry of pain in first test in force' is the wordplay.
'cry of pain' becomes 'ouch' (exclamation said when in pain).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'first test' becomes 't' (1st letter of 'test').
'force' becomes 'G' (short for gravity).
't'+'in'='tin'
'ouch' placed inside 'tin' is 'touchin'.
'touchin'+'g'='TOUCHING'
'is' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for touching that I've seen before include "Arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude" , "Pathetic" , "Contiguous" , "meeting ..." , "Moving; in contact" .)