Infect or take care of, leave out nothing, administer drug (6)

I believe the answer is:

fester

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(Other definitions for fester that I've seen before include "strange uncle" , "Become rotten, bitter or irritated" , "Decay" , "Suppurate" , "Rot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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