The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word AFTERCARE
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More clues leading to the result AFTERCARE
- A fine caterer arranged support, following operation
- Tending to succeed
- Subsequently taking supervisory control of post-operative support
- Support services provided by a fellow on newly-built terrace
- Perhaps help to recover a fort before installing motor
- A fellow on cleaned-up terrace gives support in recovery period
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What does AFTERCARE mean?
AFTERCARE noun- The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization.
- Services and support offered to a customer for the goods or service they have purchased.
- Emotional support offered by the programme makers to a person who has appeared on a stressful talk show, etc.
- (BDSM) Tender affection and care given to a partner after a BDSM activity, usually to serve as a transition between the activity and whatever follows it.