Soft fine feathers (4)
I believe the answer is:
down
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">soft fine feathers</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for down that I've seen before include "Soft feathers; direction" , "somewhere in Northern Ireland to > drink" , "when in adversity" , "Blue" , "floor" .)