Sensitive to the touch (6)

I believe the answer is:

tender

(Other definitions for tender that I've seen before include "Caring" , "'Soft, sensitive offer? (6)'" , ". . . . . . is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)" , "Caretaker" , "Hurting" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and The Guardian.

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