Gentle pulls (4)
I believe the answer is:
tugs
(Other definitions for tugs that I've seen before include "Pulls in a jerking manner" , "Pulls hard" , "Tows" , "Yanks" .)
I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate and the Newsday.com.
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