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Touched a soft material (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

felt

I believe this is a double definition.

'touched' is the first definition.
(feeling is a kind of touching)

'a soft material' is the second definition.

(Other definitions for felt that I've seen before include "compassion" , "Rather thought; a cloth" , "examined by touch" , "Material - perceived by touch" , "investigated in touching way" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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