Many ways to show feeling (5)

I believe the answer is:

sense

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'feeling' is the definition.
(feeling can mean a sensation)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for sense that I've seen before include "Sat lazily; hung loosely" , "reasonable" , "experience" , "Gumption -- feeling" , "Become aware of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.

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