Sentimentality (8)
'sentimentality' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for mush that I've seen before include "Cloying sentimentality" , "Soft food" , "Go on, Husky!" , "Soft pulp or feeble sentimentality" , "Semi-liquid mass - get moving!" .)
'sentimentality' is the definition.
(schmaltz is a kind of sentimentality)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for schmaltz that I've seen before include "Jewish word meaning sugary sentimentality - has just one vowel" , "Sickly sentimentality" , "Excessive sentimentality in music or film" , "Display of emotions" , "mawkishness" .)
'sentimentality' is the definition.
(I know that mawkishness is a type of sentimentality)
This is all the clue.