The process of combining objects or ideas into a complex whole (9)

I believe the answer is:

synthesis

(Other definitions for synthesis that I've seen before include "getting together tricky" , "In shy sets (anag.)" , "Fusion" , "Combination of components to form a whole" , "Process of bringing together to form a whole" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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