Heartens (9)
I believe the answer is:
reassures
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">heartens</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for reassures that I've seen before include "Comforts" , "Gives or restores confidence" .)