Becomes friendly towards Western members (5)

I believe the answer is:

warms

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'becomes friendly' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'western members' is the wordplay.
'western' becomes 'w'.
'members' becomes 'arms' (arm is a kind of member).
'w'+'arms'='WARMS'

'towards' acts as a link.
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