We assume star with dope needs treatment (8)
I believe the answer is:
adopters
'we assume' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.
'star with dope needs treatment' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'needs treatment' indicates anagramming the letters (letters must be processed or treated).
'star'+'dope'='stardope'
'stardope' is an anagram of 'ADOPTERS'.
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