Intercede (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">intercede</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for mediate that I've seen before include "ie Tamed (anag.)" , "Conciliate" , "Act as conciliator" , "Intervene, act as go-between" , "moderate" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">intercede</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for step in that I've seen before include "Shoe with no fastenings" , "Type of garment" , "Intervene dramatically, or at a senior level" , "enter" , "Interrupt" .)