Some suggestions of the art editor showing sympathy (4-7)

I believe the answer is:

soft-hearted

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'some suggestions of the art editor showing sympathy' is the definition.
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'some suggestions of the art editor showing' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (some parts of the word are used).
'SOFT-HEARTED' is hidden in the letters of 'suggestions of the art editor showing'.

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(Another definition for soft-hearted that I've seen is " Compassionate".)

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