Ease or alleviate (7)
I believe the answer is:
relieve
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">ease</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that ease can be written as relieve)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">alleviate</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that alleviate can be written as relieve)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for relieve that I've seen before include "Comfort" , "Alleviate, assuage" , "Lighten a burden or raise a seige" , "Alleviate pain or stress" , "Free someone from duty by taking his place" .)