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Possibly claimed to be curative (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

medical

'be curative' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'possibly claimed' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates an anagram.
'claimed' with letters rearranged gives 'MEDICAL'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for medical that I've seen before include "Of the science dealing with treatment of disease" , "Relating to doctors" , "Relating to doctoring" , "Examination of physical health" , "Thorough health check" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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