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Restitution finishes in the morning (6)

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I believe the answer is:

amends

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'restitution' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'finishes in the morning' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'finishes' could be 'ends' ('end' can be a synonym of 'finish') and 'ends' is located in the answer.
'morning' could be 'am' (as in 12:00 AM) and 'am' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for amends that I've seen before include "Sad men (anag.)" , "Make these to atone for wrong done" , "Makes minor improvements" , "Fixes" , "Compensation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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