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Give a jab turning into a clue (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inoculate

'give a jab' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'turning into a clue' is the wordplay.
'turning' indicates an anagram.
'into'+'a'+'clue'='intoaclue'
'intoaclue' with letters rearranged gives 'INOCULATE'.

(Other definitions for inoculate that I've seen before include "Inject against a disease" , "Induce immunity" , "Treat with a vaccine or serum" , "Immunise with antigens" , "to prevent infection" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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