It's soft, strong, and demonstrated by this puzzle's four theme answers

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Answer:

BEARHUG

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Equipment for each of this puzzle's theme answers
Shoe additions, and what this puzzle's theme answers contain
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Each of the titles in this puzzle's theme answers, e.g.
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Structure of this puzzle's theme, hidden in five answers
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Second letters of this puzzle's five theme answers (seen in order)
Shade from the sun that's inserted in this puzzle's theme answers
What this puzzle's theme answers contain (if you look closely enough)
Struck out, as one letter in each of this puzzle's theme answers
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Finding from the "fifths" taken from this puzzle's theme answers
Environmental slogan, or a hint to this puzzle's theme answers
Supplements added to each of this puzzle's theme answers
Attendance check, and a hint to the puzzle theme in the first words of the starred answers
They swing up and down in this puzzle's theme answers