Merciful, tolerant (7)
I believe the answer is:
lenient
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">merciful</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">tolerant</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lenient that I've seen before include "Light" , "Forgiving, gentle" , "Showing tolerance" , "Not severe, merciful" , "Inclined to let people off lightly" .)