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Actuaries oddly missing fix (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cure

'fix' is the definition.
(I know that cure is a more specific form of keep)

'actuaries oddly missing' is the wordplay.
'oddly missing' indicates alternate letters (letters in odd-numbered positions removed).
The alternate letters of 'actuaries' are 'CURE'.

(Other definitions for cure that I've seen before include "Parish priest in France" , "Make well again" , "Restore to health or preserve with salt" , "Restore to good health" , "Heal or pickle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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