Lessening of tensions Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
2. warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
(verb)
1. become or cause to become soft or liquid

Hint 2: Clue Definition

LESSENING (noun)
1. a change downward

Hint 3: Anagram

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