Possible Clues:

• Bristles with hostility at first, as father comes round in uncle's place
• Mitigate, forgive
• Lender's business
• Men jump at chance of redemption here
• Chess piece's move?
• An uncle's place of business
• Half of the men dance, some desperately get ready here
• Part of high street with redeeming features?
• Local uncle in board member's vault
• Moneylender's premises