God that is around for curing purposes (6)
I believe the answer is:
iodine
'god that is around for curing purposes' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'god that is around' is the wordplay.
'god' becomes 'odin' (Norse god).
'that is' becomes 'ie' (short for Latin 'id est', 'that is').
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'odin' placed within 'ie' is 'IODINE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for iodine that I've seen before include "Black/violet element" , "Black crystalline element" , "Mild antiseptic" , "Dark-violet antiseptic" , "Element existing in vapour and crystalline form" .)