Take a more clement view about being on loan (6)

I believe the answer is:

relent

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'take a more clement view' is the definition.
'relent' can be an answer for 'take' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'a more clement view' bit.

'being on loan' is the wordplay.
'being on' becomes 're' ('on' can be mean 'with reference to').
'loan' becomes 'lent' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
're'+'lent'='RELENT'

'about' is the link.

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(Other definitions for relent that I've seen before include "Soften - yield" , "Acquiesce" , "Change one's mind" , "Be merciful" , "Become less intense" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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