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Agree aunt's broken promise (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

guarantee

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

'agree aunt's broken' is the wordplay.
'broken' indicates anagramming the letters.
'agree'+'aunt'='agreeaunt'
'agreeaunt' with letters rearranged gives 'GUARANTEE'.

(Other definitions for guarantee that I've seen before include "Undertake" , "Formal promise of action" , "Provide financial security for" , "Something ensuring a particular outcome" , "Ensure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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