Dietary contribution to soft comfort? (5)

I believe the answer is:

pease

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'dietary contribution to' is the definition.
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'soft comfort?' is the wordplay.
'soft' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation for 'piano', soft).
'comfort?' becomes 'ease' (easing is a kind of comforting).
'p'+'ease'='PEASE'

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