The doctor and the sick man made well (7)
I believe the answer is:
drilled
'made well' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to thinking as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'the doctor and the sick man' is the wordplay.
'the doctor' becomes 'Dr' (abbreviation).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the sick' becomes 'ill' (I've seen this in another clue).
'man' becomes 'ed' (short for Edward).
'dr'+'ill'+'ed'='DRILLED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for drilled that I've seen before include "given military instruction" , "Bored a hole or trained by repetition" , "Made a hole with a pointed tool" , "soldiers may be treated thus" .)