Minute chap strangely lacking forcefulness (10)
I believe the answer is:
unemphatic
'lacking forcefulness' is the definition.
(without emphasis or force)
'minute chap strangely' is the wordplay.
'strangely' is an anagram indicator.
'minute'+'chap'='minutechap'
'minutechap' anagrammed gives 'UNEMPHATIC'.
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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