Sympathetic understanding (7)

I believe the answer is:

empathy

(Other definitions for empathy that I've seen before include "Sharing experiences" , "Ability to identify with another's feelings" , "Ability to share another's feelings" , "Intuitive fellow-feeling" , "Pay them (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard and The Guardian.

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