Part of speech, touchingly genuine (4)

I believe the answer is:

echt

'genuine' is the definition.
(echt means genuine or authentic)

'part of speech touchingly' is the wordplay.
'part of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ECHT' is hidden within 'speech touchingly'.

(Other definitions for echt that I've seen before include "Authentic and typical" , "German's real" , "Genuine -- honest" , "Genuine - authentic" , "Authentic (from German)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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