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Selected a soft tart (9)

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I believe the answer is:

appointed

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'selected' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'a soft tart' is the wordplay.
'soft' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation for piano, 'soft').
'tart' becomes 'pointed' (both can mean sarcastic or acerbic).
'a'+'p'+'pointed'='APPOINTED'

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(Other definitions for appointed that I've seen before include "Furnished" , "Nominated to a position" , "in the post" , "Given the situation" , "Designated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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