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Make better preserve, perhaps (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cure

This clue is a double definition.

'make better' is the first definition.
(as in making a patient better)

'preserve perhaps' is the second definition.
(as in cured meats)

(Other definitions for cure that I've seen before include "Preserve by smoking - make better" , "Foreign priest" , "Make well again" , "Heal or pickle" , "Remedy or preserve" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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