Tenderer to the touch (5)
I believe the answer is:
sorer
(Other definitions for sorer that I've seen before include "more upset" , "More painful or vexed" , "Comparatively vexed" , "more resentful" .)
I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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