Cryptic crossword clue
A short month back, being sick — a sign of softness? 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CEDILLA

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The straight part
We know that "sign of softness?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sign of softness? = cedilla.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CEDILLA mean?

CEDILLA noun
  1. In the spelling of Catalan, French, Portuguese and some other languages, a mark (¸) sometimes placed under the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced /s/ rather than /k/, as in Catalan força, French menaçant, and Portuguese almoço, and also used in various other languages to change the sounds of other letters.

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