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Takes out another policy - but gets better! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recovers

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'gets better' is the definition.
('recover' can be a synonym of 'get better')

'takes out another policy but' is the wordplay.
'takes' becomes 'rr' (abbreviation for recipe - 'take' in Latin - twice).
'out' means to remove the last letter.
'another' becomes 'e' (I've seen this in other clues).
'policy but' becomes 'covers' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'rr' with its last letter removed is 'r'.
'r'+'e'+'covers'='RECOVERS'

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(Other definitions for recovers that I've seen before include "rallies" , "Returns to good health" , "Gets better or gets back" , "Gets over an illness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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