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Dentist's recommendation for fluoride deficiency (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

floss

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'dentist's recommendation' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'fluoride deficiency' is the wordplay.
'fluoride' becomes 'f' (this might be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'deficiency' becomes 'loss ' (I've seen this before).
'f'+'loss'='FLOSS'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for floss that I've seen before include "teeth cleaner" , "What dentist could recommend" , "advice of dentist?" , "A mass of silky fibres - dental?" , "Eliot's river" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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