The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TRACTION
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More clues leading to the result TRACTION
- Farm vehicle turned up, worked into drawing
- Friction arising from offensive by Turkey
- Pulling vehicle back into complex
- Purchase intact or otherwise
- Drive all round No.1 vehicle in motorsport competition
- Ultimately smitten with old Italian car, beginning to think about purchase …
- Pamphlet – one about medical procedure
- Act of pulling drunk into cart
- Trustee suppressing law suit leads to friction
- Diplomacy protects royal leader returning with impetus
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The straight part
We know that "medical procedure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case medical procedure = traction.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TRACTION mean?
TRACTION noun- The act of pulling something along a surface using motive power.
- The condition of being so pulled.
- Grip.
- The pulling power of an engine or animal.
- The adhesive friction of a wheel etc on a surface.
- (usually after forms of gain, get or have) Progress in or momentum toward achieving a goal.
- A mechanically applied sustained pull, especially to a limb.
- Collectively, the locomotives of a railroad, especially electric locomotives.
- To apply a sustained pull to (a limb, etc.).