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It's on the cards that one may improve (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

get well

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'improve' is the definition.
(getting well is a kind of improving)

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(Other definitions for get well that I've seen before include "Recover from illness" , "Recover one's health" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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