Amends (9)
I believe the answer is:
atonement
'amends' is the definition.
(atonement is a kind of amends)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for atonement that I've seen before include "Compensation for a wrong" , "Expiation of sin, penance" , "Reparation (for a wrong)" , "satisfaction" , "Making good" .)