Cryptic crossword clue
Sensed the texture of soft material 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FELT

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The straight part
We know that "Sensed the texture/soft material" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sensed the texture/soft material = felt.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
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What does FELT mean?

FELT noun
  1. A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.
  2. A hat made of felt.
  3. A skin or hide; a fell; a pelt.
FELT verb
  1. To make into felt, or a feltlike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together.
  2. To cover with, or as if with, felt.
  3. To cause a player to lose all their chips.
FELT verb
  1. (heading) To use or experience the sense of touch.
  2. (heading) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
  3. To be or become aware of.
  4. To experience the consequences of.
  5. To seem (through touch or otherwise).
  6. To understand.
FELT adjective
  1. That has been experienced or perceived.

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