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Calm or pacify (7)

Ross

I think it could be either:

placate

appease

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'calm' is the first definition.
(I know that placate is a more specific form of the action calm)

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

(Other definitions for placate that I've seen before include "Make calm, conciliate" , "Make less angry" , "'Pacify, appease (7)'" , "Mollify, soothe anger" , "Calm, pacify, appease" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail and The Mirror.
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