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Scoff during attempt to come to agreement (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

treaty

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'to agreement' is the definition.
(treaty is a kind of agreement)

'scoff during attempt' is the wordplay.
'scoff' becomes 'eat' (I've seen this before).
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'attempt' becomes 'try' (synonyms).
'eat' inserted within 'try' is 'TREATY'.

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(Other definitions for treaty that I've seen before include "Contract between states" , "alliance" , "convention?" , "Formal agreement between governments" , "Contract, pact" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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