Crossword Genius

Nicely manoeuvres round measure for tolerance (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leniency

'for tolerance' is the definition.
(leniency is a kind of tolerance)

'nicely manoeuvres round measure' is the wordplay.
'manoeuvres' is an anagram indicator (letters manoeuvred in a new way).
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'measure' becomes 'en' (en is a unit of measurement used by printers).
'nicely' is an anagram of 'lenicy'.
'lenicy' placed around 'en' is 'LENIENCY'.

(Other definitions for leniency that I've seen before include "Clemency, mercy" , "Opposite of severity - state of mildness" , "Lenny, CIE shows mercy" , "Mildness and tolerance" , "Mercy, tolerance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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