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Saint nearly enrols helper from the East, for this kind of treatment (10)

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paediatric

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(Other definitions for paediatric that I've seen before include "A patricide (anag.)" , "dealing with children" , "complaints concerning him?" , "Treating children" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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