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Verse initially reconciling him, you and me (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rhyme

'verse' is the definition.
('rhyme' can be a synonym of 'verse')

'initially reconciling him you and me' is the wordplay.
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
The initial letters of 'reconciling him you' is 'rhy'.
'rhy'+'me'='RHYME'

(Other definitions for rhyme that I've seen before include "Word with the same final sound" , "Verse of poetry" , "A nursery . . . . . is a children's jingle" , "Similarity of word-sounds" , "Short piece of verse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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