Moderates (7)

I believe the answer is:

tempers

'moderates' is the definition.
('temper' can be a synonym of 'moderate')

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for tempers that I've seen before include "Hardens metal by heating and cooling" , "Hardens steel" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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