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Type of medicine using conifers, perhaps (8)

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I believe the answer is:

forensic

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'type of medicine using conifers perhaps' is the definition.
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'conifers perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'conifers' anagrammed gives 'FORENSIC'.

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(Other definitions for forensic that I've seen before include "may be referred to court" , "Of the science of criminal investigation" , "legal practice" , "(Science) used in crime detection" , "Using science to investigate crime" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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