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Soft as fur, okay? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

passable

'okay?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'soft as fur' is the wordplay.
'soft' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation for 'piano').
'fur' becomes 'sable' (sable is a kind of fur).
'p'+'as'+'sable'='PASSABLE'

(Other definitions for passable that I've seen before include "Barely adequate" , "OK" , "Good enough to be acceptable" , "okay?" , "examinations should be!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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