Ways to apply remedies, stand troops before Eliot (10)

'ways' is the definition.
(treatment is a kind of way)

'stand troops before eliot' is the wordplay.
'stand' becomes 'treat' (both can mean to provide with food).
'troops' becomes 'men' (men can mean soldiers).
'before' says to put letters next to each other.
'eliot' becomes 'ts' (poet TS Eliot).
'treat'+'men'+'ts'='TREATMENTS'

'to apply remedies' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

Can you help me to learn more?