Taking a few months to get well (6)

I believe the answer is:

spring

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'well' is the definition.
(a well is a spring of water)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for spring that I've seen before include "Leap; season" , "Season of growth" , "Pounce -- pogo stick part" , "Bound into the season" , "Well - bound" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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