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Dealt with roots due for treatment, needing time (6,3)

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I believe the answer is:

sorted out

'dealt with' is the definition.
(to sort out is to take care of or deal with)

'roots due for treatment needing time' is the wordplay.
'for treatment' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'needing' says to put letters next to each other.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'roots'+'due'='rootsdue'
'rootsdue' is an anagram of 'sortedou'.
'sortedou'+'t'='SORTED OUT'

(Another definition for sorted out that I've seen is " Classified; (problem) fixed".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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