Gentle persuasion something that’s comfortable for prisoner in hearing? (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
soft sell
'gentle persuasion' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
(Other definitions for soft sell that I've seen before include "Gentle persuasion" , "Subtly persuasive sales technique" , "persuasive tactics" , "Gently persuasive marketing" , "Subtly persuasive form of marketing" .)