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Calm, appease (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

placate

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'calm' is the first definition.
(placating is a kind of calming)

'appease' is the second definition.
(I know that appease can be written as placate)

(Other definitions for placate that I've seen before include "Mollify, calm down" , "Mollify, appease" , "Pale cat could pacify" , "Mollify, soothe anger" , "Make calm, conciliate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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