Reassuring touch (3)
I believe the answer is:
pat
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">reassuring touch</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pat that I've seen before include "Conveniently; light touch" , "Touch gently; glib" , "Touch lightly - bit of butter?" , "Light hand stroke" , "Knob (of butter)" .)