The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DOSAGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DOSAGE
- After party, wise person gives some medicine
- Prepare herb as quantity of medicine?
- Doctor's first with old herb – the prescribed amount
- Measure and cook herb
- . Load of drugs taken in party by guru
- Number of pills required by queasy sea dog
- Quanty of drugs required to operate on guru
- Party learned how much medicine to prescribe
- Medicine administered, drop fed to beastly female
- Party — wise to get amount of drug?
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The straight part
We know that "Measure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case measure = dosage.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DOSAGE mean?
DOSAGE noun- The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.
- The addition of a small measured amount of a substance to something, e.g. sugar to wine.
- The measured amount so administered or added; the dose.