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Mitigates (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eases

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">mitigates</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 eases that I've seen before include "Makes less severe" , "Lessens tensions" , "Moderates" , "Moves carefully" , "Softens" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
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