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Fix damage shoe nail regularly causes (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heal

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'fix' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to bodily activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
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(Other definitions for heal that I've seen before include "remedy" , "Cure, make well" , "Of wound, mend and get better" , "Cure, mend" , "Become healthy again" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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