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Hope for the lost and sick (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recovery

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'hope' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for recovery that I've seen before include "A return to original state, health say" , "Salvage" , "Improvement" , "A return to good health" , "Recuperation after illness" .)

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