The American father is very soft (5)

I believe the answer is:

pappy

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This clue could be a double definition.

'the american father' is the first definition.
'pappy' can be an answer for 'father' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'the american' bit.

'very soft' is the second definition.
'pappy' can be an answer for 'soft' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'very' bit.

'is' is the link.

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