Note meant new reparation (9)
I believe the answer is:
atonement
'reparation' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'note meant new' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'note'+'meant'='notemeant'
'notemeant' with letters rearranged gives 'ATONEMENT'.
(Other definitions for atonement that I've seen before include "satisfaction" , "needed to make amends" , "Making good" , "Compensation for a wrong" , "reparations?" .)