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Met with aide to revise and reconcile (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mediate

'reconcile' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'met with aide to revise' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'to revise' indicates an anagram.
'met' after 'aide' is 'aidemet'.
'aidemet' with letters rearranged gives 'MEDIATE'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for mediate that I've seen before include "ie Tamed (anag.)" , "Act between parties to reconcile differences" , "Act as negotiator or peacemaker" , "Act as conciliator" , "Intercede" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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