The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word REIKI
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More clues leading to the result REIKI
- Using more needles up, after rejecting special therapy
- Current member of Ukip, very quiet going over healing process?
- Free kick is regularly providing natural therapy
- International winter sportsman, topless, that’s taken up manual therapy
- International winter sportsman perhaps heading off back for massage
- Socialist sent up before me for therapy
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The straight part
We know that "special therapy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case special therapy = reiki.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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What does REIKI mean?
REIKI noun- A Japanese form of pseudomedicine that involves transferring chi through one's palms.