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Comforts one son after do (8)

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I believe the answer is:

consoles

'comforts' is the definition.
('console' can be a synonym of 'comfort')

'one son after do' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'sole' ('sole' can be a synonym of 'one'**).
'son' becomes 's'.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'do' becomes 'con'.
'sole'+'s'='soles'
'soles' after 'con' is 'CONSOLES'.

(Other definitions for consoles that I've seen before include "Gives solace" , "Comforts about coolness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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