Confederate (4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">confederate</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ally that I've seen before include "Crony" , "Join - friend" , "One on one's side" , "Team up" , "He fights on your side" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">confederate</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for band that I've seen before include "Zone; group" , "Group; frequency range" , "Loop; rock group" , "Pop group, perhaps" , "A collection of musicians in ring" .)
(Other definitions for meld that I've seen before include "Blend, combine" , "Merge" .)