The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word MEDICINAL
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More clues leading to the result MEDICINAL
- Florentine family, note, nearly all like a lot of drugs
- Almost daring to tuck into food for the good of one’s health
- Healing the police returning home during lunch?
- Able to restore compliance at first in central banks
- Mostly declaiming rubbish, as the doctor recommended?
- Doctor claimed swallowing a small measure is curative
- Restorative lunch perhaps disrupted by gambling? Not good
- Healing mild acne I developed
- A nice mild drunk could be thus
- Honour nurses taking risks lacking clothing related to treatment
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The straight part
We know that "like a lot of drugs" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case like a lot of drugs = medicinal.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.
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What does MEDICINAL mean?
MEDICINAL noun- Any plant that can be used for medicinal purposes.
- Having the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.
- Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.
- Tasting like medicine; particularly of unpleasant or artificial sweet or bitter flavours similar to cherry, almond or licorice.