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An hour after midday, people with time for reconciliation (9)

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I believe the answer is:

atonement

'reconciliation' is the definition.
(people might reconcile after one of them atones)

'an hour after midday people with time' is the wordplay.
'an hour after midday' becomes 'at one' (at 1PM).
'people' becomes 'men' (men can refer to humanity as a whole).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'atone'+'men'+'t'='ATONEMENT'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for atonement that I've seen before include "reparations?" , "Reparation (for a wrong)" , "'Penance, redemption (9)'" , "Making good" , "Compensation for a wrong" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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