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Dog with man being healed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cured

'being healed' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'dog with man' is the wordplay.
'dog' becomes 'cur' (a cur is an aggressive or scruffy dog).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'man' becomes 'ed' (short for Edward).
'cur'+'ed'='CURED'

(Other definitions for cured that I've seen before include "Made better or preserved" , "Mended" , "Healed - preserved" , "Preserved by drying, salting or smoking" , "Remedied" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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