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Pleasantly sensitive itch, silk slip? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ticklish

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'pleasantly sensitive' is the definition.
'ticklish' can be an answer for 'sensitive' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'pleasantly' bit.

'itch silk slip?' is the wordplay.
'slip?' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'slips' mean this).
'itch'+'silk'='itchsilk'
'itchsilk' with letters rearranged gives 'TICKLISH'.

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(Other definitions for ticklish that I've seen before include "Delicate - easily excited to laughter" , "Problematic" , "Sensitive, needing delicate handling" , "Prone to responding to 1 across" , "Like a sensitive soul, so to speak" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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