Sides have reconciled; they form bonds (9)
I believe the answer is:
adhesives
'they form bonds' is the definition.
'sides have reconciled' is the wordplay.
'reconciled' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sides'+'have'='sideshave'
'sideshave' is an anagram of 'ADHESIVES'.
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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