Crossword Genius

Win over Palace? Fudging about time! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

placate

'win over' is the definition.
(both can mean to please or satisfy)

'palace? fudging about time' is the wordplay.
'fudging' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'fudge' mean this).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'palace' is an anagram of 'placae'.
'placae' enclosing 't' is 'PLACATE'.

(Other definitions for placate that I've seen before include "Calm, pacify, appease" , "Pale cat could pacify" , "Mollify, appease" , "Mollify, soothe anger" , "Make less angry" .)

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