Sorry Tobias, I was missing your point entirely!
I tried your example, confronting the result of these lines:
\setmainfont{texgyrepagella-regular.otf}
Alfi often eats puff waffles.\\
\fontspec[Ligatures=NoCommon]{texgyrepagella-regular.otf}
Alfi often eats puff waffles.
I tried also Historical and Rare ligatures, but nothing like an ft ligature
around. Maybe another of the Palatino variations in the market will have it?
Best, J
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