Cryptic crossword clue
Yields to the touch — or to someone who touches 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GIVES

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The straight part
We know that "Yields to the touch" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case yields to the touch = gives.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does GIVES mean?

GIVES verb
  1. (ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
  2. (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
  3. To yield slightly when a force is applied.
  4. To collapse under pressure or force.
  5. To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
  6. To lead (onto or into).
  7. To provide a view of.
  8. To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
  9. To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
  10. To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
  11. To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
  12. To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
  13. To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
  14. To grant power or permission to; to allow.
  15. To devote or apply (oneself).
  16. To become soft or moist.
  17. To shed tears; to weep.
  18. To have a misgiving.
  19. To be going on, to be occurring
GIVES noun
  1. A shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.

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