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Friendly mixing is reason rift ain't spreading (14)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fraternisation

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'friendly mixing' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'reason rift ain't spreading' is the wordplay.
'spreading' indicates an anagram.
'reason'+'rift'+'aint'='reasonriftaint'
'reasonriftaint' with letters rearranged gives 'FRATERNISATION'.

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for fraternisation that I've seen before include "Friendly relationship" , "Getting on with other people" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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