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Reportedly what a roofer may do that's perceptible by touch (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tactile

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'reportedly what a roofer' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'do that's perceptible by touch' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'do' could be 'act' (I've seen this before) and 'act' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'tile' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'may' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tactile that I've seen before include "be felt" , "Touchy-feely" , "Given to touching" , "Touchy" , "Hands-on" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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