Make amends for a mood (5)

I believe the answer is:

atone

'make amends for' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a mood' is the wordplay.
'mood' becomes 'tone' (tone is a kind of mood).
'a'+'tone'='ATONE'

(Other definitions for atone that I've seen before include "Make redress" , "Make amends, being at one" , "Make reparation for a misdeed" , "Expiate" , "Make up, compensate (for)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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