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Do penance (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

atone

'do penance' is the definition.
(to do penance is to atone for something)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for atone that I've seen before include "Make reparation for a misdeed" , "Recompense" , "Expiate" , "Turn away from sin and do penance" , "remedy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the USA Today, the Universal, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
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