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One pitched in river for easing of tension (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

detente

'easing of tension' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one pitched in river' is the wordplay.
'one pitched' becomes 'tent' (an item pitched on a campsite).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'river' becomes 'dee' (River Dee).
'tent' put into 'dee' is 'DETENTE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for detente that I've seen before include "peace during hostilities" , "Easing of international tension" , "Easing of strained relations" , "Easing of international hostility" , "Easing of hostilities" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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