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Compensate by sending a note (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

atone

'compensate' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'sending a note' is the wordplay.
'sending' indicates anagramming the letters (letters are sent to different positions).
'a'+'note'='anote'
'anote' is an anagram of 'ATONE'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for atone that I've seen before include "Make amends, being at one" , "Turn away from sin and do penance" , "Make up, compensate (for)" , "Pay the price" , "Adopt a cause" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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