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Assuage in a way that may foolishly rile a woman (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

relieve

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'assuage in a way that' is the definition.
'relieve' can be an answer for 'assuage' (I've seen this in another clue). I'm not certain of the rest of the definition.

'foolishly rile a woman' is the wordplay.
'foolishly' indicates an anagram.
'a woman' becomes 'Eve' (Eve is an example).
'rile' with letters rearranged gives 'reli'.
'reli'+'eve'='RELIEVE'

'may' is the link.

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(Other definitions for relieve that I've seen before include "Lighten a burden or raise a seige" , "Free from obligation" , "Take a job over from - bring aid" , "Take over (from) - ease worries (of)" , "Set free" .)

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