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Jazz fan raised hat that’s felt (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tactile

'felt' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'jazz fan raised hat' is the wordplay.
'jazz fan' becomes 'cat' (slang term for a jazz fan).
'raised' says the letters should be written in reverse (going up in a down clue).
'hat' becomes 'tile' (old-fashioned term for a hat).
'cat' backwards is 'tac'.
'tac'+'tile'='TACTILE'

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tactile that I've seen before include "Lattice (anag.)" , "Hands-on" , "Based on the sense of touch" , "Likely to touch" , "Pleasant to touch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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