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It's blown up if dental treatment is required (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inflated

'it's blown up' is the definition.
('inflate' can be a synonym of 'blow up')

'if dental treatment is required' is the wordplay.
'treatment is required' indicates an anagram (letters must be treated).
'if'+'dental'='ifdental'
'ifdental' with letters rearranged gives 'INFLATED'.

(Other definitions for inflated that I've seen before include "Blown up" , "Blew up" , "Filled with air or gas to distend" , "Flan diet (anag.)" , "Pompous" .)

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