The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DOSING
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DOSING
- Giving medicine to Carol after party
- Giving medical treatment to stray pet held
- Dispensing with request for lullaby?
- Treating villain admitting offence
- Acting to contain onset of sickness?
- Request to confess providing drugs
- Giving a tonic, say, encouragement for choir to perform
- Giving medicine to act on rat
- Creating measures of note, work as a bard?
- A pair of Spaniards in German administration
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The straight part
We know that "Dispensing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dispensing = dosing.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does DOSING mean?
DOSING noun- The administration of a dose