Went different ways with soft tread, perhaps (6)
I believe the answer is:
parted
'went different ways' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'with soft tread perhaps' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'soft' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation for piano, 'soft').
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'tread' with letters rearranged gives 'arted'.
'p'+'arted' is 'PARTED'.
(Other definitions for parted that I've seen before include "left" , "Divided or went separate ways" , "Divided and said goodbye" , "Divided or separated" , "Split up, separated" .)