The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MEDICATE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result MEDICATE
- Treat cold when brought in to liaise
- Give treatment to referee nursing cold
- Treat with pills a doctor swallowed
- Give drugs to referee full of cold
- Intervene to contain cold, administer dose
- Treat, going round clubs giving treat
- Treat moderate conservative grasped
- Sedate umpire’s ringing ‘Caught!’
- Give treatment to umpire that’s caught cold
- Treat cold going in to liaise
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Give treatment to" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case give treatment to = medicate.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 MEDICATE mean?
MEDICATE verb- To prescribe or administer medication to.