Vet's preventative verb (4)

I believe the answer is:

spay

(Other definitions for spay that I've seen before include "Neuter" , "Sterilize" , "Remove the ovaries of a female animal" , "doctor" , "Sterilise (a female animal)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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