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Shows preference for the soft chunks (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plumps

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'shows preference for' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'soft chunks' is the wordplay.
'soft' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation for 'piano').
'chunks' becomes 'lumps' ('lump' can be a synonym of 'chunk').
'p'+'lumps'='PLUMPS'

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for plumps that I've seen before include "Gives support to or drops abruptly" , "Drops or chooses abruptly" , "Makes a choice or drops abruptly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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