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Colony arrangement (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

settlement

I believe this is a double definition.

'colony' is the first definition.
('settlement' can be a synonym of 'colony')

'arrangement' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for settlement that I've seen before include "Colony - discharge of debt" , "Community - payment" , "Hamlet - conclusion" , "Dispute-resolving agreement" , "local community" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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