The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word LOOK AFTER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LOOK AFTER
- Appear comparatively stupid, without degree in mind
- Guard resembled Luxembourg’s new leader
- Guard to see later
- Peer’s father — sick but not hard to take care of
- Attractive woman hires a daily nurse
- nurse
- Nurse given approval, stern in new role
- A paper kept by dish for nurse
- Mind pillaging type that’s beset last character in park with a fellow
- Observer must keep back, mind
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The straight part
We know that "take care of" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case take care of = look after.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.
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