Crossword Genius

Illness? One must get up minim­ally, obeying instructions (9)

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compliant

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'obeying instructions' is the definition.
(complying with instructions)

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(Other definitions for compliant that I've seen before include "Obliging" , "Submissive, acquiescent" , "Subservient" , "Complaint about being obedient" , "Yielding to pressure" .)

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