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Does it provide treatment for the hot and peevish? (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

red cross

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'does it provide treatment for' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'hot and peevish?' is the wordplay.
'hot' becomes 'red' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'peevish?' becomes 'cross' (I've seen this in another clue).
'red'+'cross'='RED-CROSS'

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for red cross that I've seen before include "organisation offering aid" , "seen flying across the country on April twentythird" , "International movement" , "International team" , "Medical group" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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