Relieves (7)

I believe the answer is:

soothes

'relieves' is the definition.
(soothing is a kind of relieving)

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for soothes that I've seen is " 'Allays, comforts, calms (7)'".)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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