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Agree aunt breaks promise (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

guarantee

'promise' is the definition.
(guaranteeing is a kind of promising)

'agree aunt breaks' is the wordplay.
'breaks' is an anagram indicator.
'agree'+'aunt'='agreeaunt'
'agreeaunt' is an anagram of 'GUARANTEE'.

(Other definitions for guarantee that I've seen before include "Written assurance, pledge" , "security system" , "Underwrite; promise with certainty" , "Ensure" , "Assurance, warranty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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