Cryptic crossword clue
If you are run down they will pick you up 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TONICS

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What does TONICS mean?

TONICS noun
  1. A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.
  2. Tonic water.
  3. (Massachusetts) Any of various carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages; soda pop.
  4. Someone or something that revitalises or reinvigorates.
TONICS noun
  1. The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote.
  2. The triad built on the tonic note.
  3. A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.

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