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Soppiness conveyed by one way of thinking (14)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sentimentality

'soppiness' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'conveyed by one way of thinking' is the wordplay.
'conveyed' becomes 'sent' (convey can mean to send or transport).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'way of thinking' becomes 'mentality' (I've seen this before).
'sent'+'i'+'mentality'='SENTIMENTALITY'

(Other definitions for sentimentality that I've seen before include "Gooey feeling" , "Slush" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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