Reparations (6)
I believe the answer is:
amends
'reparations' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for amends that I've seen before include "Sad men (anag.)" , "Redress" , "Corrects" , "Alters and improves" , "Make them to compensate" .)