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Settle conflict after case of divorce (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

defray

'settle' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'conflict after case of divorce' is the wordplay.
'conflict' becomes 'fray' (fray is a kind of conflict).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'case of' means to remove the middle letters (outsides of).
'divorce' with its middle taken out is 'de'.
'fray' put after 'de' is 'DEFRAY'.

(Other definitions for defray that I've seen before include "Provide money for expenses etc" , "clear" , "Meet the costs of" , "Provide money to pay, say, expenses" , "Bear the expenses of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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