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Top technician developed aid for quitters (8,5)

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I believe the answer is:

nicotine patch

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'aid for quitters' is the definition.
(aid for someone quitting smoking)

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(Another definition for nicotine patch that I've seen is " treatment for addiction".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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