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Zero improve — how might medicine be taken? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orally

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'might medicine be taken?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'zero improve' is the wordplay.
'zero' becomes 'O' (O resembles 0).
'improve' becomes 'rally' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'o'+'rally'='ORALLY'

'how' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for orally that I've seen before include "via the trap" , "as auditions are done" , "How one speaks" , "How anyone would speak" , "given by mouth" .)

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