Associate, companion (7)
I believe the answer is:
comrade
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">associate</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">companion</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for comrade that I've seen before include "Fellow soldier" , "Fellow member of the armed forces" , "Colleague" , "Ally" , "Fellow socialist or good friend" .)