Cryptic crossword clue
Doctor’s cutting instrument beginning to extract bodily substance 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HORMONE

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What does HORMONE mean?

HORMONE noun
  1. Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
  2. A synthetic compound with the same activity.
  3. Any similar substance in plants.
HORMONE verb
  1. To treat with hormones.

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