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Relieve, soothe (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

allay

I believe this is a double definition.

'relieve' is the first definition.
(I know that relieve can be written as allay)

'soothe' is the second definition.
(I know that allay is a type of soothe)

(Other definitions for allay that I've seen before include "Calm fears" , "Diminish (fears/concern)" , "Diminish or end (fears)" , "Relieve, soothe" , "Marks of blows" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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