The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LOLLIPOP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LOLLIPOP
- Old man with money picked up something to suck
- Sound money getting father something to suck
- Sweet lozenge turned into circular shape
- Something for sucker picking up ball in game
- Medicine in quantity of water coming up sweet
- Three pounds secures ring, I report — that's sweet
- Sweet to laze around — I need a fizzy drink
- . Kitty gulps medicine back and gets a sweet
- . Sweet medication in water perhaps is served up
- Sweet old man follows the money, as stated
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The straight part
We know that "It may help medicine go down" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case it may help medicine go down = lollipop.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 LOLLIPOP mean?
LOLLIPOP noun- An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick.