Reservation with mere pier? (7)

I believe the answer is:

respond

(Other definitions for respond that I've seen before include "Come back" , "Reply - react" , "Write back" , "Answer or react" , "React (positively) to a stimulus or treatment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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