Part of a healing process (4)

I believe the answer is:

scab

(Other definitions for scab that I've seen before include "He's not out" , "Blackleg - sign of injury" , "One continuing to work" , "Ignorer of strike" , "sign of wound healing" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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