Clemency, leniency (5)
I believe the answer is:
mercy
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">clemency</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that clemency can be written as mercy)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">leniency</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that mercy is a type of leniency)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for mercy that I've seen before include "'The quality of ... is not strained' (The Merchant of Venice)" , "Leniency and compassion towards offenders" , "Compassion or forgiveness" , "Compassion for the unfortunate" , "Pity" .)