Streams softly taking the middle course (5)
I believe the answer is:
pours
'streams' is the definition.
('pour' can be a synonym of 'stream')
'softly taking the middle course' is the wordplay.
'softly' becomes 'p' (**).
'taking' says to put letters next to each other.
'the middle' says to take the centre (I've seen 'the middle of' mean this).
The centre of 'course' is 'ours'.
'p'+'ours'='POURS'
(Another definition for pours that I've seen is " Causes to flow".)
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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