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Pudding to eat in soft comfort (5)

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pease

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'pudding' is the definition.
(pease pudding is a kind of pudding)

'soft comfort' is the wordplay.
'soft' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation for 'piano').
'comfort' becomes 'ease' (synonyms).
'p'+'ease'='PEASE'

'to eat in' is the link.
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