The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 6 letter word OLIVE BRANCH
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More clues leading to the result OLIVE BRANCH
- Girl born on farm makes conciliatory gesture
- None, as it happens, refuse church’s conciliatory offer
- Peace offering from old boy in possession of working farm
- Oscar’s current department makes peace offering
- Pacific offer from section of Green Party?
- Berlin havoc got round with offer of reconciliation
- Peace offering from Green Wing?
- Peace symbol round active department
- Peace offering from bachelor in 7 around 5
- Shocked Ivor with Blanche’s offer of reconciliation
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The straight part
We know that "makes conciliatory gesture" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case makes conciliatory gesture = olive branch.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OLIVE BRANCH mean?
OLIVE BRANCH verb- To extend an olive branch; to make a peace offering; to attempt to restore peaceful relations.