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New pact EEC can sanction (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acceptance

'sanction' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'new pact eec can' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'pact'+'eec'+'can'='pacteeccan'
'pacteeccan' anagrammed gives 'ACCEPTANCE'.

(Other definitions for acceptance that I've seen before include "Positive reply to invitation" , "Recognition" , "Consent" , "Modified Cape accent gets approval" , "Ability to tolerate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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