Handling (9)
I believe the answer is:
treatment
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">handling</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that handling can be written as treatment)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for treatment that I've seen before include "Care provided to improve a situation" , "NHS care?" , "The handling or management of something" , "Action to help" , "Medical attention" .)