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Intending flu treatment to be significant (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meaningful

'significant' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'intending flu treatment' is the wordplay.
'intending' becomes 'meaning' ('mean' can be a synonym of 'intend').
'treatment' indicates an anagram (letters treated or processed differently).
'flu' anagrammed gives 'ful'.
'meaning'+'ful'='MEANINGFUL'

'to be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for meaningful that I've seen before include "Important" , "Significant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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