Becomes less severe (5,2)
(Other definitions for relents that I've seen before include "is slackening" , "Becomes less severe and more lenient" , "Eases off" , "Gives way" , "Abates, softens" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">becomes less severe</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>