Quack doctor's promise (4)

I believe the answer is:

cure

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

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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