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Providing a fix in political aide merely given a lift (8)

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I believe the answer is:

remedial

'providing a fix' is the definition.
(something offering a remedy)

'in political aide merely given a lift' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'given a lift' says the letters should be written backwards.
'laidemer' can be found hidden inside 'political aide merely'.
'laidemer' back-to-front is 'REMEDIAL'.

(Other definitions for remedial that I've seen before include "for the lower classes" , "Intended to put right" , "Designed to be therapeutic" , "intended to correct something" , "'Therapeutic, healing (8)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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