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Treat your old well (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

healthy

'well' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)

'treat your old' is the wordplay.
'treat' becomes 'heal' (give medical treatment).
'your old' becomes 'thy' ('thy' historically meant 'your').
'heal'+'thy'='HEALTHY'

(Other definitions for healthy that I've seen before include "In good physical or mental shape" , "Physically sound" , "Hale, fit" , "Fit, in sound physical shape" , "Fit, undiseased" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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