Talks of people welcoming self-seeker, no saint (11)
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I believe the answer is:
negotiation
'talks' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'people welcoming self-seeker no saint' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'self' could be 'ego' (synonyms) and 'ego' is present in the answer.
'no' could be 'o' (resembles 0 - 'no' can mean 'zero') and 'o' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for negotiation that I've seen before include "Process of reaching agreement" , "Discussion aimed at compromise" .)