The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ATONEMENT
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More clues leading to the result ATONEMENT
- A shade tense, having taking on soldiers in wartime work?
- Reconciled, people finally start reparations
- An hour after midday, people with time for reconcilliation
- Agreed with auditor’s intended compensation
- Satisfaction from doctor team working in hospital department
- Changes meant to include cast getting compensation for injury
- Intended heartlessly to follow United as a penance
- Reparations united people over time
- Making up a character intended to be heartless
- Reconciled with people having time to make amends
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The straight part
We know that "reconcilliation" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case reconcilliation = atonement.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ATONEMENT mean?
ATONEMENT noun- Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.
- (often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
- Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; concord.