Conservatives intending to be reasonable (11)

I believe the answer is:

rightminded

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'reasonable' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs sometimes define each other.

'conservatives intending' is the wordplay.
'conservatives' becomes 'right' (right-wing people).
'intending' becomes 'minded'.
'right'+'minded'='RIGHTMINDED'

'to be' is the link.

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(Other definitions for rightminded that I've seen before include "sensible?" , "having sound principles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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