Pampering (9)
I believe the answer is:
cosseting
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pampering</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('cosset' can be a synonym of 'pamper')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cosseting that I've seen before include "tender care needed" , "Mollycoddling, pampering" .)