Purgation (9)
I believe the answer is:
catharsis
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">purgation</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(catharsis is a kind of purgation)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for catharsis that I've seen before include "purging process" , "emotional event" , "Emotional release" , "Emotional purge" , "Process of releasing pent-up emotions" .)