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Lessening of dose perhaps cured it, on receiving treatment (9)

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I believe the answer is:

reduction

'lessening of dose' is the definition.
(reducing the dose of medicine)

'cured it on receiving treatment' is the wordplay.
'receiving treatment' indicates an anagram (letters fixed or treated).
'cured'+'it'+'on'='curediton'
'curediton' anagrammed gives 'REDUCTION'.

'perhaps' is the link.

(Other definitions for reduction that I've seen before include "Introduce by way of discount" , "Introduce (anag) - decrease" , "Drop in price" , "Lessening" , "cutback!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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