Treated (a boil) (6)
I believe the answer is:
lanced
(Other definitions for lanced that I've seen before include "Pierced surgically as with boil" , "Pierced with a knife" , "Cut open as surgeon did a boil" .)
I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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