Pathetic ragged child got back clothes after having run away (8)
I believe the answer is:
touching
'pathetic' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'ragged child got back clothes after having run away' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'child' could be 'ch' (abbreviation for child) and 'ch' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for touching that I've seen before include "Contiguous" , "Moving; in contact" , "feeling" , "Arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude" , "meeting ..." .)
