Crossword Genius

Addresses the French remedies containing testosterone (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lectures

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'addresses' is the definition.
(I know this)

'the french remedies containing testosterone' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'remedies' becomes 'cures' ('cure' can be a synonym of 'remedy').
'containing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'testosterone' becomes 't' (this might be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'cures' placed around 't' is 'ctures'.
'le'+'ctures'='LECTURES'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for lectures that I've seen is " Discourses".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app