Bury give up and act as peacemaker (9)
I believe the answer is:
intercede
'up and act as peacemaker' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'bury give' is the wordplay.
'bury' becomes 'inter' (to inter is to put into the ground).
'give' becomes 'cede' (ceding is a kind of giving).
'inter'+'cede'='INTERCEDE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for intercede that I've seen before include "Act between parties to reconcile differences" , "Act as peacemaker between two parties" , "Mediate" , "Plead for one" , "Plead for someone" .)